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 Schedule

Climate Week NYC: Weds, Sept 23, 2026

📍Debevoise & Plimpton Offices | Hudson Yards

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Co-Hosts

  • 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.

  • 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.

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:

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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