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Announc­ing Cli­mate Week NYC 2025 on Gov­er­nors Island

Sep 4, 2025 11:51 am

The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island and The New York Cli­mate Exchange today unveiled a line­up of Cli­mate Week 2025 pro­gram­ming set for Sep­tem­ber 21 – 28, 2025, high­light­ing the Island’s grow­ing role at the fore­front of cli­mate inno­va­tion in New York City. This year’s events include dynam­ic dis­cus­sions, work­shops, cli­mate tech demon­stra­tions, guid­ed tours, art instal­la­tions, cli­mate triv­ia, film screen­ings, and more pro­grams explor­ing the inter­sec­tions between sci­ence, nature, pol­i­cy, arts, and com­mu­ni­ty. New this year from the Trust and the Exchange is Pow­er Down & Get Out­side, a day of free activ­i­ties designed to bring cli­mate con­ver­sa­tions out­doors that will fea­ture col­lab­o­ra­tions with Lat­inX in Sus­tain­abil­i­ty, the Cli­mate Men­tal Health Net­work, Stony Brook Uni­ver­si­ty, Pratt Insti­tute, the Sci­ence Com­mu­ni­ca­tion Lab, GrowNYC, and more — encour­ag­ing con­nec­tion and action to close out the week. 

“Gov­er­nors Island has become one of New York City’s most excit­ing fron­tiers for cli­mate action, inno­va­tion, and edu­ca­tion,” said Deputy May­or for Hous­ing, Work­force and Eco­nom­ic Devel­op­ment Adol­fo Car­rión. ​“Dur­ing Cli­mate Week, the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island is bring­ing togeth­er sci­en­tists, artists, edu­ca­tors, entre­pre­neurs, and com­mu­ni­ty lead­ers to show what it looks like when a city embraces bold ideas to meet the chal­lenges of our time. This work will shape New York City’s resilience and green econ­o­my, and will also serve as a mod­el for cities around the world.”

“Gov­er­nors Island con­tin­ues to grow as a place inspir­ing cli­mate action by bring­ing togeth­er vis­i­tors, inno­va­tors, and local and glob­al lead­ers to accel­er­ate solu­tions in a set­ting like no oth­er,” said Clare New­man, Pres­i­dent and CEO of the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island. ​“This Cli­mate Week, we’re proud to join with The New York Cli­mate Exchange and so many of our part­ners to present pro­gram­ming that not only inspires and informs but also fos­ters con­nec­tion across dis­ci­plines and com­mu­ni­ties. From hands-on work­shops to cut­ting-edge research and ground­break­ing pub­lic art, we’re cre­at­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties for all vis­i­tors to help shape solu­tions to some of the most urgent chal­lenges of our time.”

“We’re build­ing the world’s most impor­tant new hub for cli­mate engage­ment on Gov­er­nors Island,” explains Steve Ham­mer, CEO of The New York Cli­mate Exchange. ​“Cli­mate Week NYC is your invi­ta­tion to be part of that trans­for­ma­tion. Whether you’re a cli­mate expert or a stu­dent curi­ous about cli­mate action, this week and this island is a great oppor­tu­ni­ty to meet and learn from the peo­ple and solu­tions our city needs.”

Orga­nized by the Cli­mate Group, Cli­mate Week NYC runs Sep­tem­ber 21 – 28, 2025, and is the largest annu­al cli­mate event of its kind. Since open­ing to the pub­lic in 2005, the Island has grown tremen­dous­ly as a glob­al resource for cli­mate inno­va­tion, offer­ing wide­spread oppor­tu­ni­ties for research and pilot­ing; pub­lic art­works engag­ing with cli­mate issues; and a grow­ing com­mu­ni­ty of edu­ca­tion­al, non­prof­it, and com­mer­cial ten­ants focused on cli­mate — includ­ing Bil­lion Oys­ter Project, the Urban Assem­bly New York Har­bor School, Wind Sup­port NYC, and the soon-to-open But­ter­milk Labs, among others.

In April 2023, fol­low­ing a two-year com­pet­i­tive process led by the Trust and the City of New York, The New York Cli­mate Exchange was select­ed as the anchor research and edu­ca­tion­al insti­tu­tion to cre­ate an inno­va­tion dis­trict on Gov­er­nors Island to accel­er­ate equi­table cli­mate solu­tions for cities. The Exchange, led by Stony Brook Uni­ver­si­ty and a con­sor­tium of part­ners, is devel­op­ing a 400,000 SF cam­pus on the Island focused on advanc­ing cli­mate solu­tions and prepar­ing New York­ers for green jobs, expect­ed to open in 2029. 

Cli­mate Week NYC 2025 events on Gov­er­nors Island are orga­nized by the Trust, the Island’s com­mu­ni­ty of part­ners and ten­ants, and The Exchange and its core partners. 

CLICK HERE FOR A FULL EVENT CALENDAR »

The Trust’s cli­mate pro­grams are made pos­si­ble with the gen­er­ous sup­port of Ama­zon, Con Edi­son, the Don­ald A. Pels Char­i­ta­ble Trust, and the New York Com­mu­ni­ty Trust.

Gov­er­nors Island is open dai­ly year-round and is acces­si­ble by fer­ry from Man­hat­tan and Brook­lyn. For fer­ry sched­ules, oper­at­ing hours, and oth­er vis­i­tor infor­ma­tion, vis­it www​.gov​is​land​.org/​p​l​a​n​-​y​o​u​r​-​visit.

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About the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island

The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island is the non­prof­it cor­po­ra­tion cre­at­ed by the City of New York that is respon­si­ble for the rede­vel­op­ment and oper­a­tion of 150 acres of Gov­er­nors Island. The Trust’s mis­sion is to real­ize the full poten­tial of Gov­er­nors Island for the inspi­ra­tion and enjoy­ment of all New York­ers, demon­strat­ing a bold vision for pub­lic space. For more infor­ma­tion, vis­it www​.gov​is​land​.org.

About The New York Cli­mate Exchange

The New York Cli­mate Exchange (“The Exchange”) is a new non­prof­it designed to accel­er­ate cli­mate solu­tions. By lever­ag­ing the per­spec­tives of a cross-sec­tor net­work of diverse part­ners and New York City’s glob­al influ­ence, The Exchange engages in cut­ting-edge research, deliv­ers impact­ful edu­ca­tion and train­ing, hosts world-class con­ven­ings, and scales cli­mate tech­nol­o­gy solu­tions. The Exchange is devel­op­ing a state-of-the-art cli­mate cam­pus on Gov­er­nors Island that will bring cli­mate sci­en­tists, edu­ca­tors, entre­pre­neurs, and change­mak­ers under one roof — spark­ing the col­lab­o­ra­tions and break­through ideas we need to build a sus­tain­able future. Learn more at www​.nycli​ma​te​ex​change​.org.