at 11:11 AM by Mallory Schnell

Climate Week NYC

Climate Week NYC began yesterday in Manhattan, in support of the UN Climate Summit taking place today. As made obvious by its title, Climate Week NYC is a week-long event (September 22-28) full of climate discussions and awareness throughout New York City. The Climate Week NYC’s website boasts that it is in its sixth year and “will be home to over 120 events, activities and high-profile meetings taking place across NYC.”

While the week officially started yesterday, the People’s Climate March occurred in New York on Sunday. About 300,000 people took part in the march throughout Manhattan.

Monday’s events included a keynote speech by Secretary of State John Kerry, as well as a Flood Wall Street campaign. In his speech, Kerry announced:

…the United States will be contributing $15 million to kick-start the World Bank’s new pilot auction facility. This initiative will set up a guaranteed price for each ton of methane that project developers are able to cut from their facilities, which means that these developers, we hope, will be much more inclined to cut methane from livestock, landfills, waste treatment facilities, because they’ll be able to do so with the confidence that they’re going to be able to get an adequate if not better return on their investment.

For the rest of Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech, visit the U.S. Department of State’s website.

As for the Flood Wall Street campaign, protesters (as well as a polar bear?) took over Wall street to raise awareness on the financial district’s role in climate change. According to The Weather Channel, “organizers say the protest is meant to highlight the role corporations play in stalling political action to combat global warming.”

For a full list of events taking place this week, along with their locations, be sure to check out Climate Week NYC’s website.