From AI data centers to NASA-beating wildfire tech: 5 lessons from Climate Week NYC

What happened

Hurst was joined on the panel by Jason Knauf , CEO of The Earthshot Prize , a 10-year initiative launched in 2020 by Prince William, the Prince of Wales. The effort recognizes 15 finalists each year for their work on environmental solutions and selects five winners who each receive a $1.4 million (1 million British pounds) award.

From corporate buyer alliances to teen-developed AI detecting wildfires faster than NASA, the discussion highlighted how collaboration and optimism are accelerating real-world climate solutions. At The Climate Pledge Hub in Midtown Manhattan, executives from organizations worldwide that have vowed to cut their carbon emissions to net zero by 2040 met Thursday for a conversation on scalable climate solutions.

Franco Rodríguez Viau , CEO and co-founder of Satellites on Fire and an Earthshot finalist this year, also participated as a special guest. Here are five highlights from the conversation: AI boom vs.