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Newsweek will host “Powering Ahead” on September 25th during Climate Week NYC. The event features conversations with environmental economist Sir Andrew Steer and clean energy leader Jason Grumet. Steer, with a distinguished career including roles at the World Resources Institute, the World Bank, and the Bezos Earth Fund, will share his expertise. Grumet, CEO of the American Clean Power Association, will discuss building coalitions around climate, national security, and economic goals. The event will explore promising clean energy developments, like renewable sources, battery storage, and virtual power plants. Registration is available via a provided link.
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Conversations with esteemed environmental economist Sir Andrew Steer and clean energy industry leader Jason Grumet bookend Newsweek‘s daylong event “Powering Ahead” on Thursday, September 25, during Climate Week NYC.
Steer’s storied career includes leading the World Resources Institute, serving as special envoy for climate at the World Bank and founding president and CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund. He currently holds professor positions at both the London School of Economics and Georgetown University. Steer is a professor in practice at the Global School of Sustainability at LSE and a distinguished research professor in Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and the Earth Commons.
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The event begins in conversation with Jason Grumet, CEO of the American Clean Power Association, a leading trade association representing the clean energy industry. Grumet previously founded the Bipartisan Policy Center and led the bipartisan National Commission on Energy Policy. Throughout his career, Grumet has worked to build a broad coalition around climate, national security and economic goals.
Fortunately, solutions abound as companies and communities step up to power the future with cleaner sources.
We hope you can join us for a day of stimulating conversation and networking on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at Newsweek‘s headquarters in 1 World Trade Center in New York. Use this link to register.
Our panelists will share the latest on some of the most promising developments in clean energy, such as the rapid growth of renewable sources and battery energy storage on the electric grid and the role of virtual power plants to help meet peaks of energy demand.
