Rare at Climate Week NYC 2026
We don’t have a shortage of climate solutions. We have a shortage of ways to get these solutions to millions of people.
At Climate Week NYC, Rare's team will connect with business leaders, policymakers, investors, innovators, and civil society to accelerate localized, community-led climate solutions through finance, policy, tech, partnerships, and culture.
Let’s Connect
Want to connect with Rare at Climate Week NYC?
Email Tanmatra Bhanti at tbhanti@rare.org.
Frontline finances
Financing resilience on the frontlines
Today we face a tremendous gap between the funds we need to build climate resilience in the world’s most vulnerable places, and the actual money currently being invested. Philanthropy is essential, but falls short of what is required. At Climate Week, Rare will showcase innovative solutions that bring together public, private, and philanthropic capital and channel it toward the frontlines of climate change.
Shifting narratives
Shifting the climate narrative
Storytelling and narrative can be catalysts for changing how we think and feel about climate change. But different countries, communities, and cultures all look at climate change through their own lens. At Climate Week, Rare and partners will share resources for helping creatives and communicators understand their audiences, and engage them more effectively through content and conversation.
Community-led tech solutions
Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers tremendous potential for communities on the front lines of climate change. At Climate Week NYC, Rare will spotlight how we are working with partners to put real-time data, quick analysis, and ready solutions in the hands of those closest to the challenge, and equipping them with powerful tools to adapt to climate change.
Delegation
Rare’s Delegation to Climate Week New York City 2026
- Brett Jenks, CEO
- Caleb McClennen, Ph.D., President
- Annie Schouw, CDO
- Monique Galvão, VP, Rare Brazil
- Angela Kirkman, VP, Foundation Relations
- Emily Gray, VP, Individual Giving
- Kevin Green, SVP, Global Solutions
- Kate Schweigart, SVP, Innovative Finance
- Brandon Schauer, SVP, Rare Labs
- Ellis Watamanuk, Senior Program Director, Entertainment Lab
- Spencer Abruzzese, Senior Director, Individual Giving