EVENTS

Back by popular demand! As part of its lineup of events celebrating Climate Week 2020, Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) presents a free screening of the award-winning Microplastic Madness on Saturday, September 26th at 3:00 p.m. EST. The acclaimed film tells the inspiring story of 5th graders living on the front lines of the climate crisis in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Join us to:
★ Gain skills in interrupting conflicts that not only replicate systems of oppression but also impede our social justice work
★ Learn the approaches used by Sustaining All Life (SAL) and United to End Racism (UER) to heal from the damage of oppression, increase our effectiveness in the climate justice movement, and prevent burnout
★ Hear from people who have applied these tools to resolve hurtful experiences and become more effective at reaching our goals for a sustainable future

“Getting on Track with Transportation” will focus on what New York State needs to fully electrify its transportation system, including lessons learned from California. It  is intended for those interested in the transition to electric cars, buses, and trucks; how to reinvest in transit and improve access for all; and how to best build out vehicle charging infrastructure. We will touch on the recently signed multi-state MOU and other initiatives to create jobs, climate justice, and cleaner air by electrifying transportation and enhancing mobility.

Recent polls indicate a growing public interest in clean energy, and that most Americans feel the government should do more to address climate change. The panel will discuss evolving public attitudes towards clean energy and climate issues in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, and upcoming elections.

Welcome all environmentalists and storytellers! Films for the Forest is a collection of films that showcase the unique stories of rainforest communities, endangered animals, environmental activists, and scientists from around the globe. Learn more about this year’s film festival after the show with interviews from past filmmakers and judges.

Listening to each other’s experiences as activists is an important part of organizing in the climate emergency, including during Climate Week NYC. We need stories of hope and courage to inspire and unite us. And so many are never reported in the media.

Under the Paris Agreement framework, one key method to reduce carbon emissions is to put a price on carbon. The introduction of market-based instruments around the world, including the new and existing forms of interactions on carbon markets like ETS, carbon taxes, ITMOs, CORSIA, Results-based payments for REDD+, biodiversity offsetting, insetting, and others will pave the way for faster and further GHG emissions reductions.

Columbia University, New York University, and the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP), in collaboration with FAO’s statistical experts, have launched a program to improve data on food system emissions, develop better policy responses and educate the public on the food-climate connection. Please join us for a discussion of these issues, with a particular focus on the opportunities to include food system measures in the updated NDCs that national governments submit to the UNFCCC in the next year.