Defending 1.5°C in an age of instability: Science, strategy and global solutions

22 Sept 2026
15:30 - 17:00 EDT
Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House, New York City, USA (SOLD OUT); livestream available

During Climate Week NYC, join Climate Analytics for an event on navigating unprecedented challenges to achieve the systemic changes needed to deliver 1.5°C.

The coming decade will be defined by critical decisions made amidst deep uncertainty and overlapping crises. Yet one essential benchmark remains unchanged: the 1.5°C global warming limit remains the scientific, moral and legal boundary for climate action. This event asks: how can we navigate unprecedented challenges to achieve the deep systemic changes needed to deliver 1.5°C?

Join Climate Analytics as we bring together global leaders and world-leading climate scientists to explore the options ahead of us, and to unpack what governments, institutions, and finance must deliver to ensure a climate-safe future for all. 

Speakers include: 

Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Climate Action and Assistant Secretary-General for the Climate Action Team
Bill Hare, CEO, Climate Analytics 
Ambassador Adão Saores Barbosa, Special Envoy and Ambassador-at-Large for Climate Affairs, Timor-Leste; Chair, Least Developed Countries Group on Climate Change  
Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Climate Envoy, Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands 
Yamide Dagnet, Senior Vice President, International, Natural Resources Defense Council  
Manjeet Dhakal, Director of Climate Analytics South Asia Office; Head of Climate Analytics’ LDC Support Team; Lead Advisor to the Chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group 
Rueanna Haynes, Head of Diplomacy, Climate Analytics 
Anna Kanduth, Senior Climate Policy Analyst, Climate Analytics