Climate Week NYC | Community Based Sustainable Energy Transitions

This panel explores how communities are advancing local energy solutions that strengthen resilience, affordability, sustainability, and equity through collaboration and community.

9/22/2026
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Location
The Cornell Club, 6 East 44th Street, New York, NY 10017
Sponsored by
Climate Collaborative
Audience
Public
Registration required
More information
Climate Collaborative

Note: While the primary event takes place in NYC there will be an on campus livestream watch party in Irving 155! No registration is required to attend the watch party! 

A successful energy transition requires community leadership, local partnerships, and solutions that meet the needs of the people they serve. This panel will explore how municipalities, organizations and communities are designing and implementing distributed energy systems that improve resilience, affordability, and sustainability while advancing local goals. Panelists will explore practical approaches for moving from vision to action through community engagement, collaborative governance, and equitable implementation.

Join Jasmine Graham, Executive Director of Mid-Hudson Energy Transition, Mark James, Director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law and Graduate School, and Sarah Kelly, Head of the Energy Justice Clinic at Dartmouth for a discussion on community-based and equitable energy transitions. This event will be livestreamed. Learn more and register here!

Location
The Cornell Club, 6 East 44th Street, New York, NY 10017
Sponsored by
Climate Collaborative
Audience
Public
Registration required
More information
Climate Collaborative