Climate Piloting Program

The Gov­er­nors Island Cli­mate Pilot­ing Pro­gram offers ear­ly-stage com­pa­nies and inno­va­tors the oppor­tu­ni­ty to test and scale cli­mate prod­ucts and ser­vices in a real-world envi­ron­ment. Over 3‑to-18-month peri­ods, par­tic­i­pants receive rent-free phys­i­cal space on Gov­er­nors Island, a unique 172-acre des­ti­na­tion in New York Har­bor with 50+ his­toric build­ings, 2 miles of water­front, and 1 mil­lion annu­al vis­i­tors. Com­pa­nies gain access to valu­able tech­ni­cal sup­port, vis­i­bil­i­ty through events and mar­ket­ing, and net­work­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties designed to con­nect par­tic­i­pants with fun­ders, investors, cus­tomers, and the public.

Since its launch in 2023, the Cli­mate Pilot­ing Pro­gram has advanced projects in liv­ing shore­lines, clean water, cir­cu­lar econ­o­my, build­ings, ener­gy, air qual­i­ty, and urban agri­cul­ture — open­ing doors to new cus­tomers, sup­pli­ers, tal­ent, investors, and pub­lic agency part­ner­ships. The pro­gram is a core ini­tia­tive of the Trust’s Cen­ter for Cli­mate Solu­tions, a project build­ing a com­mu­ni­ty of part­ners ded­i­cat­ed to accel­er­at­ing equi­table cli­mate solu­tions for cities.