With New York’s reputation for accelerating action to tackle the tallest challenges, it came as little surprise that this year’s Climate Week NYC summit was the most bustling in many years. Coming on the heels of unprecedented energy security threats and climate impacts, and looking ahead to the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28, taking place in Dubai Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, the sense of urgency and action was present everywhere from hotels to the streets.
On Tuesday at Climate Week NYC, GE Chief Sustainability Officer Roger Martella said that the $369 billion in clean energy and climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Biden in August, are “a game changer” for GE. By “driving energy innovation and security while addressing climate,” the bill puts the company in a position to deploy technologies and innovate breakthroughs to solve the world’s most pressing climate and sustainability challenges.