A First Person Account of My (Not-first) Climate Week
NEW YORK CITY—In September I attended my fourth–or was it my fifth?–Climate Week in New York City. How did it compare to previous years? For starters, it was larger with more venues, events, and attendees. I’m not sure anyone has an accurate count of total participants, because there is no single event organizer, but the March to End Fossil Fuels attracted an estimated 75,000 advocates for action.In all, there were some 500 events across New York City. Participation was in-person, online, and a