Climate Week NYC 2023

Food systems produce one third of all greenhouse gas emissions, yet receive less than four percent of climate funding. In this roundtable, we will discuss how the financial community can embrace innovative new financial tools that incentivize climate-smart food and agricultural business practices. We will also present case studies demonstrating how organizations investing in cutting-edge sustainability tools, technologies, and practices are unlocking new revenue streams and boosting their resilience, presenting a model for more sustainable and equitable future food systems.

This masterclass will focus on using EDF’s new Net Zero Action Accelerator hub.

This is a roundtable conversation hosted by Deloitte. As organizations across the private and public sectors set net-zero targets, fleet electrification is accelerating as an economically viable mechanism for decarbonization at scale. This session will explore opportunities like tax incentives and tech-enabled cost savings for sustainable transition and greenhouse gas reductions, while exploring challenges to electric fleet adoption across industries. EDF+Business expert Maaz Haider, Manager of Electric Truck Transition, will attend.

This session will dive into several examples of the effective participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) in jurisdictional REDD+ in Central America, South America and Central Africa/Congo Basin.

• Steve Schwartzman, Associate Vice President, Tropical Forest Policy EDF
• Francisca Oliveira de Lima Costa, Coordinator, Organization of Indigenous Teachers of Acre
• Elcio Manchineri, Coordinator, Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB)
• Leonardo das Neves Carlho, President, Instituto de Mudanças Climáticas e Regulação de Serviços Ambientais
• Lucia Madrid, Associate Director, Policy, Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART)
• Gustavo Sanchez
• Basiru Isa, Technical Secretariat, Africa, Indigenous Peoples Major Group for Sustainable Development
• Fermín Chimatani, President, Asociación Nacional de Ejecutores de Contrato de Administración de Reservas Comunales del Perú (ANECAP)
• Bärbel Henneberger, Senior Manager, Partnerships, Natural Climate Solutions, EDF
• Esteban Brennes, Senior Director, WWF
• Maria Elena Herrera
• Levi Sucre Romero, Coordinator, Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests
• Didier Sanchez
• Juan Carlos Jintiach, Executive Secretary, Global Alliance of Territorial Communities
• Santiago Garcia, IPLC Partnerships Manager, Natural Climate Solutions, EDF

The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and Food Systems for the Future (FSF) invite you to an invitation-only, high-level event and panel discussion. Attending guests will be the first to view a new report raising the urgency of the need for data-driven agrifood systems transformation for People, Planet and Prosperity ahead of COP28.

Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, not only contributes to climate change but also has direct implications for the health and well-being of communities worldwide. This event aims to demonstrate the quantification of the health impacts associated with methane emissions and engage participants on future health studies. By highlighting the quantifiable health impacts of methane emissions, we aim to foster a greater sense of urgency in mitigating these effects, promoting cross-sector collaboration, and driving meaningful change toward a healthier and more sustainable future.

• Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President, Healthy Communities, EDF
• Jeni Miller, Executive Director, The Global Climate & Health Alliance
• Madeleine Thomson, Head of Climate Impacts, Wellcome Trust
• Maria Neira, Director, Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health Department, World Health Organization (WHO)
• Martina Otto, Head of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition Secretariat, United Nations Environment Programme
• Jonathan Buonocore, Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
• Fiona Liao, Director, Global Methane Impact Strategy, EDF

Join us for an exciting evening of Procurement & Pinot at Monterey Brasserie showcasing the pioneering work of the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) and the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) as they lead the way to net-zero aviation and zero-emission maritime shipping.

The event will spotlight SABA and ZEMBA's work catalyzing new markets by aggregating member company demand for low or zero-carbon products and managing competitive joint procurement processes. A live panel discussion will feature leaders from Fortune 500 companies who are driving change through SABA and ZEMBA to reduce their aviation and shipping emissions and transform these hard-to-abate sectors.

• Laura Hutchinson, Manager, Climate-Aligned Industries, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
• Kim Carnahan, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Neoteric Energy and Climate, SABA
• Ingrid Irigoyen, Associate Director, Ocean and Climate, Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program (EEP)

The actions that companies take in the next decade will determine our success in preventing the most catastrophic and irreversible damages from climate change. While over 900 of the world’s 2000 largest companies have set climate goals, the vast majority are still setting goals without concrete plans to turn pledges into progress at the speed and scale needed to stabilize the climate. EDF created the Net Zero Action Accelerator to supercharge corporate climate ambition into action, with customized resources across industries from EDF, Deloitte, Oxford Net Zero, Exponential Roadmap, Race to Zero and We Mean Business. With 25 Net Zero Pathways and 75 Action Steps, the Accelerator helps companies ‘cut through the complexity’ with the latest science-based, actionable resources, trainings, and tools to scale real results.

RSVP required. Contact amorse@edf.org for more information.

• Joel Makower, Chairman & Co-founder, GreenBiz Group
• Elizabeth Sturcken, Managing Director, EDF
• Kathleen McLaughlin, Chief Sustainability Officer, Walmart
• Roberta Barbieri, Executive Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer, PepsiCo
• Peggy Brannigan, Director, Global Environmental Sustainability, LinkedIn

Climate Group and Salesforce are inviting senior leaders from business, government and civil society to gather for an evening reception, to celebrate climate progress, and debate the bold agenda needed for global climate action. EDF’s President Fred Krupp will attend, as well as EDF+Business Managing Directors Victoria Mills and Elizabeth Sturcken.

This masterclass will focus on using EDF’s new Net Zero Action Accelerator hub.

The Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act together have the potential to catalyze unprecedented investments in an advanced, clean economy—creating millions of good-paying jobs, reducing energy costs, strengthening U.S. competitiveness, and closing opportunity gaps for disadvantaged communities. These two landmark laws are already delivering results, with thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars in new investments in states across the country. Corporate and investor engagement remains critical to unlock their full potential and advance more action to reach the U.S. goal of cutting emissions in half by 2030. EDF experts Victoria Mills, Managing Director, and Andrea Pereira will be attending.

While mitigation of global warming is an absolute must if we are to limit the harm of anthropogenic climate change, humanity must simultaneously learn to adapt to our warming planet. This panel, hosted by the Climate Migration Council, will explore how migration might be one means of successful adaptation to climate change. Experts, practitioners, and local leaders on the frontlines will discuss how migration can be understood as one means of successful adaptation to climate change, what legal and policy changes will need to occur in order for that migration to occur successfully and, might climate-driven displacement be preventable through investment in other means of climate adaptation?

• Moderator: Lilia Luciano, National Correspondent & Anchor, CBS News
• Fred Krupp, President, EDF
• Michelle Nunn, President & Chief Executive Officer, CARE USA
• Ama Francis, Climate Director, International Refugee Assistance Project
• Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, UK

A half day of conversations at EDF’s New York Office with the Climate Smart Agriculture team and EDF’s partners, from farmers to corporate leaders to policymakers, to discuss farmer-centered solutions to reducing animal agriculture emissions.

• Britt Groosman, Vice President, Climate-Smart Agriculture, EDF
• Katie Anderson, Senior Director, Business, Food & Forests, EDF
• John Tauzel, Senior Director, Global Agriculture Methane, EDF
• Fiona (Finn) Kurylowicz, Research Analyst, Global Agriculture Methane, EDF
• Peter Hynes, Dairy Farmer & Owner, Rathard Holsteins Farms
• Chris Noble, Dairy Farmer & Owner, Noblehurst Farms
• Meghan Hauser, Dairy Farmer & Owner, Table Rock Farms
• Claudia Arndt, Team Lead, ILRI Mazingira Centre, International Livestock Research Institute
• Simon O’Connell, Chief Executive Officer, SNV
• Jeanette Coombs Lanot, Danone, Global Sustainability Advocacy & B Corp Director, Danone
• Justin Ransom, Senior Director, Sustainable Food Policy, Tysons Foods

The United States is on a mission to revolutionize its energy landscape by embracing low and zero-carbon solutions. Yet, unlocking the full potential of clean energy infrastructure requires breaking down barriers that impede swift implementation. How can we navigate the regulatory complexities, secure necessary financing, and overcome technical challenges to propel climate-friendly projects forward?

EDF+Business expert Dr. Karine Kleinhaus, Director of Sustainable Finance, will be attending.

• Jainey Bavishi, Assistant Secretary, NOAA
• Tommy Beaudreau, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior
• Serena McIlwain, Secretary of the Environment, State of Maryland
• Pedro Pizarro, Chief Executive Officer, Edison International
• Reuven Carlyle, Founder, Earth Finance
• Laurel Blatchford, Chief Implementation Officer for Inflation Reduction Act Implementation, U.S Department of Treasury
• Will Hazelip, President, National Grid Ventures
• Mary Nichols, Co-chair/Vice Chair, Coalition for Reimagined Mobility / California-China Climate Institute

Special interests and their political allies are working to ban investors and companies from integrating responsible business practices into decision-making. Freedom to Invest has rallied hundreds of private and public sector leaders from across the business world to remind policymakers that the economy will be stronger and more resilient if businesses can make their own decisions. This private, invitation-only event for investors and companies will unveil the results of an assessment on ESG perceptions and messaging, followed by a panel discussion with leading business representatives and a breakout-style messaging workshop. EDF experts Victoria Mills, Managing Director, and Andrea Pereira will be attending.

EDF+Business leader Negin Janati, Senior Director of Communications, will be attending.

EDF+Business leaders Victoria Mills and Andrew Howell will be attending, along with experts from the Climate Policy Leadership and Sustainable Finance teams.

Environmental Defense Fund and Pure Strategies are collaborating to provide a unique opportunity for a small group of invited companies interested in learning from others about their experiences with accounting for, defining targets, and developing reduction plans for FLAG GHG emissions. This will be a facilitated discussion where the participants will be involved in the discussion. More information is available at purestrategies.com or by contacting mfleming@purestrategies.com.

RSVP on Eventbrite is required to attend this event. No walk-ins allowed.

A panel session exploring how corporations can navigate the complexities of the voluntary carbon market and make the right decisions for businesses and the planet by purchasing high-quality jurisdictional REDD+ credits through the LEAF Coalition.

• Roselyn Fosuah Adjei, Director, Climate Change, Ghana's Forestry Commission
• Gustavo Sanchez, President, Board of Directors of RED MOCAF
• Mark Moroge, Vice President, Natural Climate Solutions, EDF
• Joanna Macrae OBE, Head of Strategy and LEAF, International Forest Unit, UK Government
• Edwina McKechnie, Executive Vice President, Corporate Engagement, Emergent

In response to achieve our collective goal to halve emissions by 2030, we need non-state actors to support turbocharging the transition from voluntary action to clear and fair ground rules for a just and resilient net zero economy. EDF expert Andrea Pereira will be attending.

The IPCC has estimated that we need to mobilize $100 billion per year in climate finance by 2030. This will require governments, businesses, and individuals to come together and make a significant investment in the fight against climate change. EDF expert Karine Kleinhaus, Director of Sustainable Finance, will be speaking.

Brands working to reduce value chain-level GHG emissions will discuss why and how they are working on the harder areas of their GHG impacts. Pure Strategies will facilitate a highly engaging exploration of solutions from leading businesses, including Stonyfield and others. More information is available at purestrategies.com or by contacting mfleming@purestrategies.com.

Space is limited. Please RSVP as soon as possible.

If there’s one thing we can all agree on, no silver bullet will solve climate change. Addressing the biggest crisis of our lifetime will require a diversified approach that includes carbon removal & sequestration, lower consumption, reliable renewable energy, and nature-based solutions. It will also take the efforts and collaboration of governments, investors, businesses, technology, and other constituent groups to solve the problem. Environmental Defense Fund Executive Director Amanda Leland will be speaking.

Food Day 2023 will bring together a broad group of leaders and changemakers to discuss how to implement global goals at the national level and to help raise the ambition of food system transformation in the lead up to COP28.

• Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation
• Carter Roberts, President & Chief Executive Officer, WWF
• Anna Lappe, Executive Director, Global Alliance for the Future of Food
• Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
• Julia Moskin, Reporter, The New York Times
• Deena Shanker, Reporter, Bloomberg
• H.E Minister Mariam Almheiri, United Arab Emirates
• Gonzalo Muñoz, Chair, Climate Champions Advisory Board
• Juan Carlos Jintiach, Executive Secretary, Global Alliance of Territorial Communities
• Erika Xananine Calvillo Ramirez, Indigenous Youth Leader from Mexico
• Karen Washington, Co-Owner/Farmer, Rise and Root Farm
• Reema Nanavaty, Director, SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association) India

During this workshop, experts from Environmental Defense Fund and Pure Strategies will help the workshop participants identify how nature connects to their business and existing efforts, such as climate strategies. We will explore what next steps are typical and options for their nature journey such as value chain assessments, measuring biodiversity, and setting targets. More information is available at purestrategies.com or by contacting mfleming@purestrategies.com.

Space is limited. Please RSVP as soon as possible.

This event, sponsored by the U.S. Nature4Climate coalition, will provide a thorough examination of the action the U.S. federal government is taking – from incentives to farmers to regulation of public land use – to scale up implementation of Natural Climate Solutions on natural and working lands in the United States.

• Introductory remarks: Sacha Spector, Environment Program Director, Doris Duke Foundation
• Moderator: Daniel Bresette, President, Environmental and Energy Study Institute
• Britt Groosman, Vice President, Climate-Smart Agriculture, EDF
• Heather Tallis, Assistant Director for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Sean Babington, Senior Advisor, United States Department of Agriculture
• Freddie Davis, Director, Rural Training and Research Center, Federation of Southern Cooperatives
• Emily Luscombe, Natural Resources Director, Intertribal Agriculture Council

Bridging the gap between corporate climate ambition and action is one of the most pressing challenges ahead. Environmental Defense Fund’s new Net Zero Action Accelerator is designed to meet the demand for practical, actionable resources — backed by science. The Accelerator offers net-zero pathways and training, featuring resources from EDF, Deloitte, Race to Zero, Transform to Net Zero, and more. Join this fireside with EDF’s Elizabeth Sturcken, Managing Director, who has led game-changing partnerships with some of the world’s largest companies to find transformational environmental solutions, in a conversation on how we can accelerate corporate climate action.

EDF experts will be in attendance at Concordia Annual Summit Monday to Wednesday.

Space is limited. Please RSVP as soon as possible.

EDF+Business experts Dr. Karine Kleinhaus, Director of Sustainable Finance, and Dominic Watson, Senior Manager of Energy Transition, will attend.

As groundbreaking incentives and regulations accelerate the deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and chargers alike, many fleets are focused on ensuring the vehicle market can provide the right EV for each of their use cases and that reliable charging is available for vehicles with varying drive-and-duty cycles and dwell time schedules. Now is the time to address these questions of fit so fleets of all shapes and sizes can access the financial, operational, and environmental benefits of EVs. By bringing together fleets, vehicle manufacturers, utilities, and other key EV industry stakeholders, this roundtable will provide a platform for participants to problem solve around some of the most urgent barriers to commercial fleet electrification. EDF+Business expert Maaz Haider, Manager of Electric Truck Transition, will attend.

In this session, panelists will provide a short overview of the Tropical Forest Credit Integrity (TFCI) guide, explain how the guide complements other emerging initiatives, and highlight how the TFCI is pivotal to scaling tropical forest conservation and ensuring the full and effective participation of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in these efforts.

• Breanna Lujan, Senior Manager, Natural Climate Solutions, EDF
• Frances Seymour, Distinguished Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute
• Gabriela Savian, Deputy Director, Public Policy, Amazon Environmental Research Institute
• Kelley Hamrick, Senior Policy Advisor, The Nature Conservancy
• Stephanie Wang, Associate Director, Wildlife Conservation Society
• Juan Carlos Jintiach, Executive Secretary, Global Alliance of Territorial Communities
• Mauro Ó de Almeida, Secretary of Environment and Sustainability, State of Pará
• Rahul Barua, Director, Climate Finance Innovation, Salesforce

This closed-door workshop will launch EDF’s project supporting the financial sector’s engagement with National Oil Companies to reduce methane emissions. Andrew Howell and Andrew Baxter, senior directors for EDF+Business, will lead the presentations and discussions.

• Andrew Howell, Senior Director, Sustainable Finance, EDF+Business
• Andrew Baxter, Senior Director, Business and Energy Transition, EDF+Business
• Dominic Watson, Senior Manager, Energy Transition, EDF+Business
• Ben Cahill, Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
• Lenora Suki, Senior Advisor & Consultant, Renaissouk LLC
• TJ Conway, Principal, Climate Intelligence Program, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
• Dr. Luisa Palacios, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP), Columbia University

In this event, we will embark on a trailblazing adventure, exploring ground breaking innovations and strategies to transform global food systems. Prepare to challenge the status quo and address the root causes of food system issues. EDF’s food and forest expert Katie Anderson, Senior Director, will be speaking.

A casual conference for carbon newbies interested in getting the 101, 201, and maybe 301 on carbon during New York Climate Week. From personal to professional carbon footprint, attendees walk away with tools and inspiration to take action on reducing emissions. EDF+Business expert Sudhanshu Mathur, Energy Analyst, will present the basics of methane.

EDF will join WWF as some of the largest conservation organizations working across the breadth of expertise to deliver sustained, impactful solutions to ensure a livable future for our planet. EDF’s Lea Borkenhagen, Senior Vice President, and food and forest expert Katie Anderson, Senior Director, will be attending.

In pursuit of a food system that ensures universal access to healthy and nutritious food, we must step back and recognize the potential of approaches that harness the complexity of our planet’s natural resources. This alternative path not only nourishes our growing population with diverse and high-quality food but also offers a transformative approach to re-establish harmony with nature and prioritize biodiversity. A collective effort holds the potential to combat climate change, land degradation and biodiversity loss. This session will define regenerative practices and how they can serve as a solution, exploring solutions across policy, technology and finance that can allow us to restore the delicate balance between human activity and the natural world.

• Moderator: Britt Groosman, Vice President, Climate-Smart Agriculture, EDF
• Darci Vetter, Head of Public Policy, PepsiCo
• Arnold Puech D'Alissac, President, World Farmers Organisation (WFO)
• Jane Ewing, Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Walmart

Changing our power grids over to renewable energy won't be as easy as flipping a switch. This complex move will require innovative tools and techniques. Electricity modeling will be critical to plan a global transition to clean electricity.

Join Environmental Defense Fund during #ClimateWeekNYC on Zoom to discuss our work to define what effective, equitable modeling looks like - and how policymakers, grid operators and utilities can use it to plan the push toward clean electricity.

• Matthias Fripp, Associate Vice President, Modelling, Mapping and Analytics, EDF

This virtual event is an insider report on the key themes of Climate Week NYC 2023. Hear from EDF’s senior leadership at this catalyst event to learn about ideas for financing the energy transition, climate and health, and EDF’s electric vehicle campaign.

• Moderator: Amy Middleton, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, EDF
• Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President, Healthy Communities, EDF
• Juan Pablo Hoffmaister, Associate Vice President, Global Climate Cooperation, EDF
• David Kieve, President, EDF Action

UN Race to Zero, in partnership with the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. EDF+Business Senior Director of Sustainable Finance Andrew Howell will attend.

Dramatic changes to the world’s climate are rapidly bringing an increasing number of issues to the financial world with regard to climate adaptation, innovation, and regulation (“AIR”). Join Gitterman Asset Management as they host several panel discussions on a variety of climate topics, including impact investing, social justice issues, women leadership, and philanthropy. EDF’s Elizabeth Sturcken, Managing Director, will be speaking.

EDF’s Lea Borkenhagen, Senior Vice President of EDF+Business, will be in attendance.

This is the first part of a day-and-a-half, activity-driven workshop with a focus on sharing legislative and grassroots climate advocacy tactics. Participants will engage in interactive activities, foster valuable connections with fellow Climate Corps alumni and staff, and learn a range of ways to act on climate. Participants will attend in-person. By the end of the workshop, participants will have received a solid grounding in climate advocacy strategies and will be equipped to engage policymakers most effectively.

• Jared Carter, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School
• Emma Benninghoff, Project Manager, EDF Action

This is the second part of a day-and-a-half, activity-driven workshop with a focus on sharing legislative and grassroots climate advocacy tactics. Participants will engage in interactive activities, foster valuable connections with fellow Climate Corps alumni and staff, and learn a range of ways to act on climate. Participants will attend in-person. By the end of the workshop, participants will have received a solid grounding in climate advocacy strategies and will be equipped to engage policymakers most effectively.

• Jared Carter, Professor of Law, Vermont Law School
• Emma Benninghoff, Project Manager, EDF Action