At New York Climate Week 2026, MIT connects with a global network

MIT had a strong cross-campus presence at Climate Week NYC, held Sept. 21-27, including Evelyn Wang speaking at the opening ceremony on AI and the climate equation, an event co-hosted with the Bezos Earth Fund on climate innovation, and 14 sessions organized by the MIT Climate Project and eight MIT departments, labs, centers, and initiatives. Sessions at the Dream Downtown Hotel drew more than 700 attendees and covered topics including data centers, super pollutants, supply chain sustainability, flood resilience, and industrial decarbonization. Wang said Climate Week convenes the stakeholders and sectors that must work together, and that connecting MIT with this global network strengthens both MIT's efforts and the world's capacity for change.