The NY Center For Climate Solutions Stays Calm, Carries On

The New York Center for Climate Solutions, launched in 2020 as a hub for accelerating sustainable strategies locally and globally, remains on course despite political challenges, including the return of President Donald Trump with a fossil fuel agenda. Its centerpiece, the New York Climate Exchange, is slated to open in fall 2029 on Governors Island, New York Harbor. The island, partly managed by the Trust for Governors Island with support from private partners like Amazon and Con Edison, is undergoing infrastructure upgrades, including a $67 million substation by Swedish firm Skanska, expected to be completed by 2027 to support new developments including the Climate Exchange. The New York Climate Exchange will operate as a branch of the State University of New York system, led by Stony Brook University in collaboration with Oxford University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, IBM, and Bloomberg Philanthropies. It aims to be a global hub combining education, research, workforce development, policy, and public programming to drive climate action at multiple levels.