The U.S. is in a critical moment for the adoption of climate policy. Corporates should step into their power now to support policymakers.

Climate policy and regulation is an essential component of getting the U.S. on the path toward a net-zero future in line with the Paris Agreement. Corporate lobbying has an important role to play in blocking or enabling policy efforts but this opportunity too often gets left on the table. Now is the time for every company to make climate a top advocacy priority – on par with tax or trade or any other core business issue – and drive that advocacy from the C-suite. This Q&A will dive into the importance of climate lobbying and outline strategies to influence your company’s stance.

As climate chaos makes weather and energy demands less predictable, and the existing energy infrastructure less stable, what will it take to ensure power keeps flowing to communities and companies? How can the grid become more resilient as it becomes cleaner? Join experts to hear how digital technologies, policies and new infrastructure must work together to prepare us for an uncertain and volatile future.

What if we could harness nature’s services to replace traditional concrete-and-steel infrastructure?
Humanity has historically accessed and managed water through the design and construction of “grey infrastructure” — dams, seawalls, pipes, water treatment plants and other structures to manage water. While grey infrastructure historically has revolutionized cities and the world, it has significant environmental and social costs, as well as financial ones. It is also vulnerable to the ravages of a changing climate. Green infrastructure, in contrast, harnesses natural systems such as forests, floodplains, wetlands and soils to provide the same protection in a way that is more sustainable and resilient with potentially lower costs and environmental impacts. This session presents alternatives and case studies of next-gen green infrastructure projects.

What technologies will help drive the transition from a linear to circular economy? And what will it take to bring these new innovations, tools and business models to the companies, cities and communities that need them? In this session, participants will learn how circular economy technologies and innovations are shaping sustainable communities. Join Rubicon Chief Sustainability Officer David Rachelson for an interactive Ask an Expert session to find out how to turn businesses into more sustainable enterprises, and neighborhoods into greener and smarter places to live and work.

The climate challenges in California are a microcosm for the US and world. This conversation with the head of the California Air Resources Board will cover California's path forward, and how it will tackle its ambitious clean energy and decarbonization goals, while ensuring energy resilience and affordability.

How do we navigate the emotional rollercoaster of leading on climate, when the stakes are so high and the challenges so immense?

Many of us on the front lines of climate change, from senior leaders to entry-level employees, confront an array of emotional ups and downs. From feeling hopeful and energized, to moments of overwhelm and frustration, we’ve all been there (sometimes all on the same day). How can we stay effective, grounded and sane? How can we avoid the pitfalls of “toxic positivity” or falling into despair?

Join renowned researcher, writer and speaker Renée Lertzman for an interactive Ask an Expert session to explore how successful leaders can balance anxiety and action during this decisive decade.

A sustainable and resilient water infrastructure requires demand-side solutions alongside innovative supply-side technologies.
The megadroughts facing the American West and other parts of the world are driving dramatic reductions in water supplies for urban, industrial and agricultural uses. As a result, technologies to reduce demand are emerging as a viable strategy to do more with less water and to ensure access to drinking water and for commercial purposes. These demand-side solutions include traditional water conservation measures alongside innovative water reuse technologies such as solar desalination and the use of digital technologies to provide real time water quantity and quality data. Water security in a world of rapidly changing climate will be achieved only through integrating the supply- and demand-side management strategies of public policy and technology innovation.

How will the new generation of carbon campuses impact your organization?

The carbon economy of the future may center on hubs where emissions from industry — think steel or cement production, for example — are captured and transformed into useful products, or stored safely underground. With the billions of dollars needed to create the first generation of these hubs soon starting to flow, experts from the public and private sectors will outline the business opportunities emerging from these new carbon campuses and explain how your company can get involved.

Industry experts unpack the links between green hydrogen and social and environmental equity.

Green hydrogen looks likely to play a critical role in the decarbonization of transport and heavy industry. As the technology begins to scale, how can the public and private sectors work together to ensure that green hydrogen supports social as well as environmental goals?