For the first time, C2ES will bring all of our Climate Week NYC events under one roof at Solutions Central on September 23rd, 2026. Located across from Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan, Solutions Central will feature events from across the organization, covering topics like clean energy, climate diplomacy, American energy innovation, industrial decarbonization, climate resilience, and more.
Featured Solutions Central Events
September 23rd, 2026
Charging Ahead: The Economic Opportunity of America’s Battery Belt
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9:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
Battery demand is expected to nearly quadruple by 2030, driving significant investment in the U.S.-based battery supply chain. The Southeast is emerging as a major hub for this growth, with the potential to generate $140 billion in economic output and support 374,000 jobs by 2035, provided strong state and federal policies are in place. Convened by the C2ES Regional Clean Economies Initiative, this discussion will explore how smart policy and a robust domestic battery industry can strengthen U.S. competitiveness and security while delivering economic benefits to local communities.
Extreme Heat and Beyond: Power Infrastructure for a More Demanding Future
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11:30 AM – 1:00 PM ET
As rising power demand and extreme heat put greater pressure on critical systems, reliability and affordability is becoming central to economic and community prosperity. This event featuring Pedro Pizarro, the CEO of Edison International, will bring together leaders across power, technology, finance, research and local government to explore how innovation and investment can help keep essential services, from electricity to water, operating under more demanding conditions.
Join C2ES, Barclays, Edison International, and EPRI at Solutions Central for a conversation on practical solutions that strengthen infrastructure performance, improve coordination, and move resilience from planning to implementation.
Beyond Pledges: Methane as a Test Case for Two-Tier Multilateralism
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1:30 – 2:30 PM ET
On the margins of the UN General Assembly, this C2ES public event will examine the future of international methane governance and cooperation. Through the lens of methane mitigation, panelists will explore whether existing international cooperative initiatives can deliver climate action at the pace needed, whether stronger normative and political signals are required to accelerate implementation, and what this experience can tell us about the evolving role of international cooperation in addressing the climate crisis.
American Made, Deployed Everywhere: How big is the market for industrial decarbonization technologies?
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3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
Industrial decarbonization presents a major opportunity to strengthen U.S. manufacturing and compete globally while reducing emissions. In this event, C2ES will launch the new Industrial Decarbonization Markets program to accelerate these efforts and release new research identifying technologies where the United States can lead in manufacturing, deployment, and exports. Experts will convene to discuss how the economic and emissions benefits of these technologies can help build support for durable industrial decarbonization policies.
Is the United Nations Ready to Deal With Climate Tipping Points?
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6:00 – 7:00 PM ET
This panel will explore whether the UN system, including the UNFCCC, can deal with the consequences of crossing tipping points and resultant climate impacts. Or is a new approach needed? A 2024 proposal for the creating a Climate Change Council pointed to the need for a new body to provide stronger climate governance; expedite decision making; better coordinate key actors, fragmented processes, and mechanisms; and raise climate finance.
2026 Scale-Up Summit
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2:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
Commercializing climate technologies requires both world-class innovation and effective strategies to close the financing gap between successful pilots and full-scale deployment. This summit will bring together leading climate technology startups with investors, corporate buyers, and other key sources of capital to explore how strategic milestones, partnerships, and blended capital approaches can accelerate commercialization, strengthen U.S. competitiveness, and scale climate solutions.
For questions about Solutions Central by C2ES or to speak with a C2ES expert, contact Tim Carroll at press@c2es.org.
More Opportunities to Connect with C2ES
September 21st, 2026 10:00 – 11:00AM ET
Sustaining Action on Early Warning for All by 2027 — JOIN IN PERSON | ATTEND VIRTUALLY
Looking beyond the 2027 target, the discussion will also explore how to sustain momentum and ensure that Early Warning Systems remain a long-term pillar of climate resilience. Participants will examine how continued political leadership, financing, technological innovation, and integration into national climate planning processes, including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), including regional collaboration can support lasting action and help safeguard communities well beyond 2027.
September 23rd, 2026 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
A Postcard from the Future: The Heat Toll of the 2026–27 Super El Niño and What We Can Still Do (hosted by University of Chicago)
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12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
El Niño is turning this summer’s already-record heat up a notch, threatening to drive nearly universal above-normal temperatures worldwide. An upcoming Climate Impact Lab report projects that many people could die from this El Niño’s record heat, concentrated overwhelmingly in the countries with the least ability to adapt and the thinnest warning systems. In many respects, El Niño is a postcard from our future, providing a preview of temperatures expected to become normal under climate change. This session will address the scale of projected deaths, precisely where they will be concentrated, and what can still be done — at the global level and within individual countries and communities — to save lives.