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The environmental community has an opportunity to galvanize action, and NRDC is proud to host a strong lineup of events this year.
By Manish Bapna, President & Chief Executive Officer, NRDC
Climate Week arrives at a moment of extraordinary geopolitical and economic turbulence. Energy insecurity and rising costs are straining households, communities, and countries around the world. In the United States, the rapid growth of AI data centers is driving new electricity demand and raising concerns about the impacts on communities and the environment. Scientists warn that sustained warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the dangerous red line they have long warned against, is likely to be reached in the late 2020s or early 2030s.
Yet there are powerful reasons for hope. Across the globe, from China and India to Europe, from small island nations to states and cities across the United States, the clean energy transition is already underway. The momentum is clear: Clean energy is increasingly the cheapest, fastest, and healthiest path forward, strengthening economies while improving energy security and cutting climate pollution. EV adoption is accelerating at a pace few would have predicted a decade ago, while reforestation and ecosystem restoration efforts are expanding across the world. Together, these trends are a reminder that when innovation, policy, and public demand align, change can happen faster than we imagine.
