Celebrate Climate Week September 20th - 26th with the Get There Green! 2021 Initiative

September 20th - 26th is Climate Week NYC

Since 2009, the international not-for-profit the Climate Group has hosted Climate Week NYC,  a summit organized with the United Nations to bring international leaders from business, government and civil society together to showcase global climate action.

Climate Week NYC events are both in person and virtual. Details on these events are available online.  Visit now to take advantage of this unique opportunity to hear from climate and environmental leaders from around the world. 

Make sure you check out DEC's event's calendar to stay informed on DEC hosted Climate Week events across the state. 

Get There Green! 2021

Lace up those sneakers, grease those gears, get those smartphone ticketing apps out, unplug the electric vehicle, or dust off the car cushions for a (vaccinated) friend because Get There Green! is coming up and you can pledge your green trip(s) online.

Get There Green! is a week to promote and celebrate more sustainable modes of transportation. This year it is taking place September 20 through 26 during Climate Week NYC. During this week everyone is encouraged to join in a week of climate action by pledging to use a more sustainable mode of transportation for as many trips as they can. These include:

• Walking
• Biking
• Taking Transit
• Carpooling (with vaccinated passengers)
• Driving an electric vehicle; or
• Any other mode of transportation that is not driving alone in a fossil fuel powered vehicle (kayaking anyone)?

How to Get There Green

• Pledge - Pledge the trips you’ll be using green transportation for during the week with us to have your emissions reductions count toward our overall total. It just takes a minute! If you’re pledging multiple trips, enter them as separate entries.
• Take Your Trip(s) – Simply walk, bike, take transit, carpool, drive an electric vehicle, or use another form of sustainable transportation for the trip(s) you pledged.
• Post – While on your trip(s), and in a safe manner, take a selfie and post it to social media using #GTG21 to let everyone know about your awesome green trip(s)!

You can find a counter of emissions reductions pledged to date, along with resources on how to green your trips, on the Get There Green! webpage on the GreenNY website.