Climate Week NYC kicks off Sept. 20 and Helen Clarkson, the CEO of host Climate Group, joins the podcast to describe some of the week’s 500 events aimed at “getting things done.” She tells Liz and Steve about the need to start making changes to avoid the most catastrophic climate impacts. Clarkson also describes some refreshing optimism on this global issue.
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
- Climate Week NYC returning for a 13th year with some live events, all aimed at driving action on climate from governments and businesses.
- How Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Trevor Noah, etc., are coordinating to promote climate action.
- New York Gov. Kathy Hochkul and other guests will showcase what companies and technologies are doing.
- How listeners can attend Climate Week NYC live in New York Sept. 20-24.
- Why China and the U.S. are making organizer Helen Clarkson more optimistic about avoiding catastrophic
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Resources: climateweeknyc.org
