Clean Energy Calendar

Why are energy bills so high? Who makes decisions about our energy system? And what can we do about it?

Join New York State Energy Democracy Alliance (NYEDA) during NYC Climate Week for a Climate Week Social Reception followed by Power to the People, an interactive Energy 101 workshop designed to help everyday New Yorkers better understand our energy system, why it matters, and how we can build a cleaner, more affordable, and more democratic energy future together.

Through storytelling, hands-on activities, discussion, and real-world examples, participants will explore why so many communities struggle with rising utility costs, who holds power in New York’s energy system, and what it will take to create an energy system that works for people and not for-profit utilities. Whether you’re brand new to energy issues or already organizing in your community, this workshop is designed to meet people where they are and move us from confusion and frustration toward collective action and hope.

This event is hosted by New York State Energy Democracy Alliance (NYEDA), a statewide coalition working to build an energy system that is clean, affordable, publicly accountable, and controlled by the people, not for-profit utilities. This workshop will provide the knowledge, tools, and connections needed to take action for a just, fossil fuel-free New York.

During this interactive workshop, you’ll learn:

• ⚡ Who makes decisions about New York’s energy system and who should.
• 💸 How utilities set your rates and why energy bills continue to rise.
• 🌱 The clean, reliable alternatives to fossil fuels that are already transforming communities across New York.
• 📈 Why utility rate hikes happen and how everyday New Yorkers can influence the decisions that affect their bills.
• ✊ What energy democracy means and why public participation is essential to creating an equitable energy system.
• 🗽 How you can get involved in the movement for a clean, affordable, publicly accountable, fossil fuel-free New York.

You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of how our energy system works, practical strategies to help reduce energy burdens, and opportunities to organize alongside others working to build healthier, more resilient communities.

This Climate Week in New York City, your invited to an inspiring and solutions-oriented WECAN event, “Women Building a Resilient World: Implementing a Just Transition and Fossil Fuel Phaseout.”  for Amidst a growing polycrisis of geopolitical tensions and climate disasters, women leaders in all of their diversity are speaking out.

​During this event, frontline women in all of their diversity, Indigenous leaders, policymakers, and climate justice advocates will come together to explore the bold actions and solutions needed to accelerate a Just Transition and an equitable phaseout of fossil fuels. Through gender-responsive climate policy dialogue, frontline experiences, and community-led solutions, speakers will examine how to translate climate commitments into meaningful implementation while raising ambition to meet the urgency of the climate crisis on the path to COP31 and beyond.

​Discussions will highlight women’s leadership in advancing renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels, protecting and regenerating ecosystems, advocating for Rights of Nature, resourcing Indigenous-led stewardship models, dismantling false solutions, strengthening care economies, and building equitable, regenerative solutions that leave no one behind. We will also delve into what is ahead for feminist climate advocacy and goals at COP31.

​Speakers to date include:

• ​Ambassador Ilana Seid, Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Permanent Representative of Palau to the United Nations, Republic of Palau

• ​Bridget Burns, Director of Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), Turtle Island/USA

• ​Casey Camp-Horinek (Ponca Nation), Ponca Nation Environmental Ambassador and WECAN Board Member and Project Coordinator, Turtle Island/United States

• ​Eriel Tchekwie Deranger (Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation), President of Indigenous Climate Action (ICA), Founder of The Woven Project, Turtle Island/Canada

• ​Jacqueline Patterson, Founder and Executive Director, The Chisholm Legacy Project, Turtle Island/USA

• ​Larissa Baldwin-Roberts (Widjabul Wiabal/Bundjalung), Co-Chair of the Indigenous People Caucus for COP31 & COP32, Co-founder and CEO of Common Threads Indigenous Peoples Organization, Australia

• ​Patricia Gualinga (Kichwa), Member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, WECAN Coordinator in Ecuador, Spokeswoman for Mujeres Amazonicas, Ecuador

• ​Sharon Lewis, Executive Director, Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice (CCEJ), Turtle Island/USA

• ​Tzeporah Berman, Chair, Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, Canada

• ​With moderation and comments by Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), Turtle Island/USA

​More speakers to be announced!

​This is an in-person event in New York City.

​Registration is required, and seats are first come, first serve. Doors will open at 4:30 PM for early arrival.

​Learn more about WECAN’s advocacy at New York Climate Week.

​The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International is a solutions-based, multi-faceted organization established to engage women worldwide in policy advocacy, on-the-ground projects, trainings, and movement building for global climate justice.

​Learn more here: https://www.wecaninternational.org/

The Queens Borough President’s Office is hosting its fourth annual Climate Expo on Friday, September 25th at The New York Hall of Science! Join Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. for a Climate Expo featuring workshops on home energy and resiliency, creatures from Alley Pond, a mobile library, and so much more. Wrap up climate week with them!

RSVP is required for this event.

Join HVSFW for a weekend at Stone Ridge Orchard celebrating slow fashion makers of the Hudson Valley and beyond. Discover your new favorite sustainable designer at HVSFW fourth annual Organic Runway show on Friday, September 25th. The runway show will feature a collective of hyperlocal sustainable designers with time to mix and mingle afterwards.

VIP Week[end] tix: $100; GA Week[end]: $35; Student Week[end]: $28; GA Organic Runway only: $25; Student Organic Runway GA only: $20; GA Slow Fashion Fair only: $15 For tickets visit: https://www.hvsfw.org/weekend

Slow Fashion Fair Workshops:

• Natural Tie Dye with NY Sea Grant
• Sewing 101 classes with Creative Threads
• No-Sew Apron with Eco Art Play
• Drop-in Stencil Printing with Blank Canvas
• Needle Felting 101 with Hudson Valley Textile Project

Join at 4pm for an all ages Fashion Show to showcase the day’s creations!

-Free admission for children 10 and under.

-Stone Ridge Orchard is a working farm with natural irregular terrain, appropriate footwear is recommended.

Your invited to the launch of a collective climate action coalition, comprised of climate-focused orgs in NYC. hosted by NYC2030 District and the coalition partners: GridRewards, SolarOne, Logical Buildings, Resilient Red Hook, PowerMarket, Soulful Synergy, PSYCA, Clean + Healthy NY, & RETI Center.

Claim this free coupon for admission to this event here

About the Event:
Show up, learn, complete an action or a few, earn some prizes, make some friends, and watch the sunset over the water with a view of the Statue of Liberty.

Enjoy music, drinks, impact, and direct, measurable civic engagement. Thank you to the drink sponsors Yerba Madre, Ten to One Rum, & Il Dottore Gin.

Every New Yorker who walks in will have the option to take at least one concrete step with the partner orgs that cuts emissions, in alignment with the 2030 goals. The 2030 Districts Network’s goals are to reduce emissions in the entire built environment by 50-65% by 2030 and reach zero emissions by 2040. We will be announcing the action that each partner organization is offering in more detail in the lead-up to the event, so stay tuned! The actions include sign up for demand response, enroll in community solar, join a green energy workforce development training program, learn about household energy efficiency, purchase green renewable energy credits, volunteer for an emergency preparedness plan rollout in your neighborhood, alert your legislator your interest in current bills that aim to limit toxins in NY, & commit to some other type of climate action you want to take and agree to share once you do.

Be involved for one day where we take thousands of micro-actions to make one collective impact that we can all share with our networks.

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is coming to you!

We are pleased to invite you to a contractor breakfast hosted by NYSERDA to share updates on our new upstate energy efficiency program for multifamily buildings, AMP Up, and hear directly from you about how we can better support your work. Join us for a morning of good food, honest conversation, and a chance to shape how this program grows in your region.

Are you a building owner or property manager looking to improve your properties’ energy performance and lower costs for you and your residents?

NYSERDA is hitting the road to connect with multifamily property owners and managers across the state, and we’re coming to Newburgh. We’d love to have you join NYSERDA for an informal afternoon session to learn about AMP Up and talk through what it could mean for your portfolio, now or in the future.

Every summer, approximately 500 New Yorkers die prematurely due to extreme heat. As a changing climate leads to hotter summers, this problem will only be exacerbated. But about 10% of NYC residents don’t have air conditioning in their home. To address this problem, in 2025 the New York City Council passed the Cool Homes for All Act, requiring landlords to provide cooling systems for tenants at their request. In this panel, we will discuss how to address concerns about public health, affordability, and technical feasibility as the city plans to implement the law.

This event is in-person only and is open to the general public. Advanced registration is required. Register HERE.

PROGRAM

PANELISTS:

Jennifer Leone, Assistant Commissioner, Chief Sustainability Officer, New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development 

Lincoln Restler, New York City Council Member, Sponsor of Cool Homes for All Act 

Caleb Smith, New York City Policy Manager, WE ACT for Environmental Justice

MODERATOR: Christine Billy, Executive Director, Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law, NYU School of Law

CLE: New York CLE credit for the event is pending. If approved, the credit will be appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. 

REGISTRATION:

Advanced registration is required. REGISTER HERE.

This event is sponsored by the Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy & Land Use Law at NYU School of Law.

The Manhattan Clean Energy Hub is hosting Energy Smart Workshops for tenants to learn more about energy saving tips you can use at home. Participants will receive a FREE home energy kit with $92 worth of energy efficiency materials, including LED light bulbs, a window insulation kit, and more! Pick up times will be shared as well as a drop off option during the meeting.