259. Live! From Climate Week NYC with Mission 2025

In this special episode, our hosts are live at Climate Week New York, joined onstage by a stellar line-up of influential voices from government, the private sector, science, civil society and academia.

This flagship event highlights how transformative climate strategies can be supercharged. The conversation centers on the push for ‘positive tipping points’ across three key themes: energy, nature & food, and finance. Supported by Mission 2025 Partners and convened by Groundswell – a collaboration between Global Optimism, Bezos Earth Fund, and Systems Change Lab – alongside the Climate Group, the event showcases leaders from various sectors driving impactful change.

Mission 2025 is a coalition of bold leaders, including mayors, governors, CEOs, investors, athletes, musicians, and everyday citizens, all rallying governments to strengthen their national climate commitments (Nationally Determined Contributions) in alignment with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

Known as the 'Defenders of Paris,' Mission 2025 Partners arrived at Climate Week NYC with exciting updates. New organizations are stepping up to support governments in setting more ambitious climate plans, accelerating action that can unlock trillions in private investment, boost renewable energy, help industries thrive in a low-carbon economy, and ensure equitable living standards for all.

Tune in to hear the latest from Climate Week NYC and how global leaders are working together to shape a sustainable future!

NOTES AND RESOURCES

GUESTS

Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change

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Jennifer Morgan, Special Envoy for International Climate Action

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Tim Lenton, Professor of Earth System Science at University of Exeter

Veena Balakrishnan, Political Scientist, Intersectional Environmentalist. Co - Founder, Youth Negotiators Academy

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Renata Koch Alvarenga, Disaster Risk Financing Specialist, World Bank I Master of Public Policy, Harvard University I Founder and Executive Director, EmpoderaClima

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Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Co-Founder of ReNew and Chairperson Sustainability

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Günther Thallinger, Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Investment Management, Sustainability

Peter Bakker, President & CEO at World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

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Helen Clarkson, Chief Executive Officer at Climate Group

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Nigar Arpadarai, Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29

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HE Ana Toni, National Secretary for Climate Change at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, from Brazil as COP30 Presidency

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