The GreenWave Podcast by Synergy International Episode 86: Climate Week NYC - When the Backroom Becomes the Main Room

Join SYNI, your unflappable hostess, for today’s pod is titled “Climate Week N Y C: When the Backroom Becomes the Main Room.” Climate Week NYC 2026 just closed as we record this, after well over 1,500 public and private events spread across New York and an audience the organisers put at more than 100,000 people. That is an extraordinary concentration of governments, companies, investors, developers, NGOs and media in one city. It also creates a fair question for everyone who wasn’t in Manhattan this week: after all the stages, headlines and receptions, how meaningful was Climate Week NYC this year? SNYI's honest answer is mixed. There was real substance, but there were also a remarkable number of announcements whose economic value will only become visible later, if it becomes visible at all. And the most interesting feature of Climate Week may now be the part most of the public never sees: the deals, introductions and negotiations happening behind closed doors. We hope you enjoy!