A casual conference for carbon newbies interested in getting the 101, 201, and maybe 301 on all things carbon and sustainability!
The Carbon Newbie Summit is an initiative of:
"We've learned that small actions like the choice to hop on two wheels can have far-reaching implications. We have a unique opportunity at Lime to bring riders and the public along on our decarbonization journey, hopefully inspiring others to join us and create an impact that extends far beyond our service itself. Forums like the Carbon Newbie Summit, with its fun and relaxed setting, accomplish just that for the masses, with a great potential for acceleration and scale."
VP of Sustainability & Founding Team, Lime
Climate Week NYC Summit Speaker
Andrew Savage
"When you think of the NBA – or any other sports entity for that matter – the biggest impact that we can have is being able to inspire and educate the fans, that's where we have scale."
Director, Social Responsibility, NBA
NYC Climate Week ‘23 Speaker
Annie Horn
Brands that speak at the summit
2026 Event Recap
Climate Week NYC: Weds, Sept 23, 2026
📍Debevoise & Plimpton Offices | Hudson Yards
2026 Speakers
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Priyanka Naik
Chef, Author, Creator, TV Personality
Chef Priyanka/The Spicy Mango Foodies, LLC. -
Ralph Chami
Co-Founder and CEO
Blue Green Future, LLC -
Jacobo Calderon
Director Responsible Investing
Mubadala Investment Company -
Claire Dorrian
Head of Sustainable Finance
London Stock Exchange Group -
Jing Liao
Chairwoman, Solera Foundation and Chief Administration Officer, Solera
Solera -
Catherine Stephanou
AI Ethics & Responsible Innovation Leader
BrainBox AI -
Emmy Swift
Director of Sustainable Business Framework and Partnerships
American Family Insurance -
Al Iannuzzi
President
Iannuzzi Sustainability Solutions -
Catarina Carvalho
Adjunct Professor
Columbia University -
Ulysses Smith
ESG Senior Advisor
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP -
Koray Aysin
Leader of Corporate Sustainability
Perkins Eastman -
Steve Siger
Cofounder & COO
CNaught -
James George
Founder and CEO
Provocative Human Ltd. -
Tola St. Matthew-Daniel
Founder and CEO
Kairos and Tola, Inc. -
Grace Saba
Associate Professor
Rutgers University -
Jeffrey Shaman
Professor and Senior Vice Dean
Columbia Climate School -
Mansoor Barati
Professor, and Director of Center of Metallurgical Processing and Sustainability
University of Toronto -
Michelle Li
Founder
Clever Carbon, Carbon Newbie Summit -
Cuizhu Chloe Ma
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Columbia University -
Terra Rogers
Director, Superhot Rock Geothermal Energy
Clean Air Task Force -
Rachael Weisman
Systems Account Manager and Client Services Team Leader
Trane Commercial -
Riya Osti
Dual Degree Masters Program, MPP (Munk School), MIA (Columbia University)
University of Toronto and Columbia University -
Ethan Agena
PhD Candidate; Founder
University of Toronto; SymBL Innovations Inc.
Co-Hosts
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Trusted by buyers like Asana, Medium, and Tiger Global, CNaught makes it easy to drive real climate impact through high-quality carbon credit portfolios. We deliver access to sophisticated buying strategies, previously available only to the largest buyers, enabling companies of any size to take meaningful climate action.
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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective and strong New York roots. Our clients look to us to bring a distinctively high degree of quality, intensity and creativity to resolve legal challenges effectively and cost efficiently. We have particularly deep experience in the broad range of issues that arise as environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns and requirements become increasingly important. The firm brings together sophisticated, multidisciplinary and multinational teams to provide tailored and practical guidance across the evolving ESG and business integrity spectrum by counseling on trends and prudential issues, delivering concrete legal advice on evolving sustainability regulations and policies, and helping clients prepare for the legal, financial and reputational risks arising in this rapidly changing landscape.
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Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator. Through our strategic brands Trane® and Thermo King®, and our portfolio of environmentally responsible products and services, we bring efficient and sustainable climate solutions to buildings, homes and transportation. Visit tranetechnologies.com.
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Through a multidisciplinary approach, the Lawson Climate Institute is ramping up U of T’s capacity to advance the technologies and policies needed for Canada to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. As one of U of T’s most wide-ranging, comprehensive initiatives, the institute is unique in its aim to ensure students in every discipline across three campuses have an opportunity to gain the tools needed to take concrete steps toward implementing practical climate solutions. The institute is named in honour of Brian Lawson and Joannah Lawson in recognition of their transformative $60-million donation to help establish the institute.
Exhibitors
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Founded in 2016, Oceanic Global (OG) reconnects humanity to the ocean as the beating heart of the earth, and provides tangible solutions and blueprints for coexisting in harmony with the natural world. The 501c3 non-profit builds tools, mobilizes communities, and develops educational resources and standards that inspire global action and catalyze cross-sector change. In 2018, Oceanic Global launched the Blue Standard (Blue), a first-of-its-kind cross industry standard that establishes universal accountability for responsible business leadership, with over 500 + global businesses in 55+ countries and 7 global governments engaged to date. Reflective of its global reach, the organization has additionally been the official non-profit and production contributor to United Nations World Oceans Day since 2019.
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International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance) is a hosted initiative of the UN Foundation and is the only government-led initiative in the world outlining specific needs for effective management and policy response to ocean acidification. The OA Alliance helps decision-makers better understand climate-ocean impacts to marine resources and implement actions that increase coastal biodiversity, adaptive capacity, and resiliency. By integrating ocean acidification actions across mainstream policy, the OA Alliance helps governments: take inventory; outline needs and make recommendations; align decisions and investments in the face of climate-ocean change.
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Peace Boat US is an international non profit organization working towards education for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through programs around the world. Our programs are endorsed by IOC UNESCO as an official Contribution to the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and we seek to encourage ocean and climate action through our Blue Innovation Events.
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We bring IMPACTful financial literacy to your employees.
We’re proud to be verified through Oceanic Global’s Blue Standard for our efforts to protect our blue planet.
Past Events
Climate Week NYC ‘25
CO-HOSTS:
📍 Debevoise & Plimpton Offies
SF Climate Week ‘25
CO-HOSTS:
📍 Silicon Valley Bank Offices
Climate Week NYC ‘24
CO-HOSTS:
📍 Indie Bio Offices
SF Climate Week ‘24
CO-HOSTS:
📍 Allbirds Offices
NYC Climate Week ‘23
HOST and SPONSORS:
Apply to Speak
Have something to share with carbon newbies? From climate science to individual actions and corporate applications, we’re always looking for engaging speakers for our newbies!
Know an organization that would like to co-host? They can reach us through our Contact page!
"Getting started in climate can be intimidating. The Carbon Newbie Summit aims to create a welcoming space for those new to climate and provide a strong foundation of knowledge and skills for accelerated and impactful climate action."
Founder, Carbon Newbie Summit, Clever Carbon, Women and Climate
SUMMIT SPEAKER AND ORGANIZER
Michelle Li