As Climate Week NYC prepares for its biggest edition yet, what does corporate climate action look like in a world where businesses are increasingly reluctant to even use the word “climate”?
In this episode of the Sustainable Views podcast, deputy editor Elizabeth Meager speaks to Helen Clarkson OBE, chief executive of Climate Group, the organisation behind Climate Week NYC. They discuss whether sustainability is genuinely becoming embedded in businesses or simply disappearing from public view, and why Clarkson believes staying silent on climate creates space for misinformation.
The conversation explores the growing links between climate action, energy security and affordability; how US climate policy is affecting businesses; and why China and other parts of Asia are increasingly important to the global clean-energy transition.
Clarkson also discusses the huge energy demands of AI, whether technology companies can maintain their climate ambitions as data-centre investment accelerates, and why she believes the economics of renewable energy still provide reasons for optimism.
With businesses moving from climate commitments towards implementation, what will determine whether the transition happens quickly enough—and can Climate Week help turn conversations into action?
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