Karenna Gore Speaks at “Beyond COP30: Leadership for a New Era” in New York
On Wednesday, September 24, CEE Executive Director Karenna Gore appeared as a featured speaker at Beyond COP30: Leadership for a New Era, hosted by TED Countdown and Futerra during Climate Week NYC. She joined Lindsay Levin, co-founder of TED Countdown, and Tulio Andrade, chief strategy officer of the COP30 Presidency, for a dialogue on the leadership and imagination required to meet this pivotal moment.
As TED Countdown framed the event:
“The climate crisis has never been just a scientific or political challenge—it’s a test of our imagination, courage and conscience. In an era when conversations have grown too insular and institutions are faltering, COP30 comes at a time of profound disruption, but also possibility.”
Gore, Levin and Andrade explored these crucial question:
- How do we speak about the future in ways that invite connection, belonging and shared purpose?
- How might Brazil’s vision of a Global Mutirão—a collective uprising of care and action—take root?
Why is the Global Ethical Stocktake so important, and how can we each play our part in it?
Representatives of Strawtown, an organization that connects young people with the natural world through art and science discovery, attended the event. They reflected on the key takeaways from “these visionary leaders”:
“We have been focusing on the effect of climate change, and not enough on the cause. A common ground for all of us is the need to be prepared for the unpredictable, which can open the discourse for change making. And ultimately the earth is in charge.
Karenna spoke of 3 seats that are needed at the table for climate response: the people most impacted, future generations and other than human life.”
