The disappointing outcomes of COP30 have once again demonstrated the magnitude of the challenges facing international climate cooperation. Despite strong intentions from many governments, the conference fell short of delivering robust, actionable progress — especially regarding the phaseout of fossil fuels, accelerating the adoption of renewable energy, and enhancing global energy efficiency.

State of Green is hosting a high-level event during New York Climate Action Week to catalyse ambition and action between COP30 and COP31 by convening leading voices from government, business, and local authorities around climate solutions, clean energy, and public-private partnerships.

Developing countries face investment needs of USD 3.1–3.5 trillion a year by 2030, requiring far more private capital than public finance alone can provide. Development banks already mobilise most private development finance, but results fall short and mobilisation is often treated as secondary rather than core.

Together with OECD and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affaird, State of Green is hosting a roundtable session that explores how country-led investment plans, better risk data and stronger capital markets can turn institutional reform into practical collaboration between governments, investors and businesses.

Volatility in global energy markets is strengthening the case for homegrown energy: renewables-based, privately financed and locally owned. In the US, states like Texas show how private capital and state-level momentum can drive a renewable buildout. Denmark offers a longer reference point, moving from over 99% import dependency after the 1970s oil crisis to a grid based on more than 60% homegrown renewables, with comparatively stable, low prices through the current energy crisis.

Hosted with BloombergNEF and World Climate Foundation’s Future of Energy Coalition, this roundtable explores how to mobilise more private capital toward secure, affordable and independent energy systems.

Global electricity demand from data centres is set to more than double by 2030, led by the US, where grid demand is projected to grow from 64.4 GW in 2025 to 183.2 GW by 2030. Grid capacity is becoming a critical constraint: more than 2,500 GW of renewables, storage and large-load projects, including data centres, are stalled in connection queues worldwide, with new US projects typically waiting around five years to connect. This is driving new approaches such as onsite generation and flexible grid connection, alongside growing attention to water, heat and local impact.

Together with Bloomberg NEF, State of Green is hosting a roundtable session explores how data centres can combine resource efficiency, system integration and local value as the sector grows