Accelerating the Energy Transition

Climate Week NYC Leaders Urge Faster Energy Transition to Meet Rising Demand

Climate Week NYC discussions increasingly focused on delivering the energy transition, with leaders calling for faster electrification, renewable deployment and efficiency as demand grows from AI, data centers and industry. Battery demand is surging, but speakers said deployment remains difficult and regulation can lag consumer interest. Across energy and heavy industry, participants emphasized converting climate targets into funded projects, infrastructure and demand for lower-carbon materials, with initiatives including a large investment pipeline in Lagos and efforts to expand cleaner cement markets. Indigenous-led Seacoast Trust was presented as a way to finance food security, energy independence and stewardship in southeast Alaska without relying on federal funding. Despite President Donald Trump’s dismissal of climate change as a hoax, organizers and investors described practical projects and results as a source of optimism.

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