New York Climate Week was an opportunity to uplift the work happening in cities across the country into a larger conversation as Climate Mayors gathered at the Historic Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute to trade solutions on energy affordability, resilient housing and the infrastructure our communities depend on.
We didn’t just talk about climate action, we showed what it looks like in practice.
“This administration continues to be out of touch with the needs of everyday Americans. With gas at nearly $4.50 a gallon, families need every tool we have to cut what they spend getting to work and school. This rollback hands them the opposite: higher fuel bills, dirtier air in our neighborhoods, and a U.S. auto industry falling further behind,” says Wright.
The Climate Mayors Economy is strong—and its progress is measurable. In partnership with Greenline Insights, this first-of-its-kind study defines the Climate Mayors Economy as the collective GDP and fuel consumption of Climate Mayors member cities. The report finds that Climate Mayors members are growing their economies while reducing fossil fuel use, translating into household savings. Maintaining the pace of progress could save households $38.4 billion over the next decade.
Mayor Shenise Turner-Sloss: “As federal energy regulators convene stakeholders to try to hammer out an agreement on PJM governance reforms, there can be no mistake about one change we must see: making the grid operator start serving the public interest.”
Climate Mayors Unscripted: Climate Conversations with Mayors is your front-row seat to the trailblazers tackling climate change in America’s cities.
Hosted by Climate Mayors Chair, Lauren McLean, this dynamic podcast series brings together mayors from across the nation for candid, 30-minute conversations that go beyond the headlines. Each episode uncovers bold, practical climate solutions that are transforming communities—highlighting the creativity, grit, and collaboration powering real change.
Climate Mayors members accounted for nearly half (48.6%) of all U.S. climate policy events during the first Trump administration, even though our members only make up 20% of cities, according to research by Thomas Consulting Group.
Climate Mayors Chair, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean and Executive Director Kate Wright denounced the Environmental Protection Agency’s loosening of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), a major federal protection that has been in place for more than a decade.
WeatheRISE ATL is helping families cut energy costs, stay comfortable year-round, and breathe cleaner air through free weatherization and energy upgrades. By focusing on neighborhoods where residents spend a disproportionate amount of money on energy bills, the program is saving families money, reducing pollution, and supporting local green jobs.
Climate Mayors is a bipartisan network of over 350 mayors, demonstrating climate leadership through meaningful actions in their communities since 2014. Representing 47 states and over 70 million Americans, Climate Mayors reflects U.S. cities’ commitment to climate progress.
