Energy and Climate Security Take Center Stage at Climate Week NYC
PermaNews Brief
Key Takeaways
The intersection of energy security and climate impacts is a focal point at Climate Week NYC.
- Climate Week NYC features over 1,000 events.
- Erin Sikorsky discusses energy security in climate crisis.
- Extreme weather strains national security systems.
- Food, water, and energy systems face increasing risks.
- Global conflicts influence energy security narratives.
Why It Matters
Understanding energy security in the context of climate change is essential for national resilience.
What to Do Next
Listen to the podcast for insights on energy security.
Permaculture Context
The conversations unfolding at Climate Week NYC confirm what permaculture designers and regenerative practitioners have understood for decades: decentralized, diversified systems aren't just philosophically appealing — they are becoming a measurable security imperative. When military and policy analysts start using the language of "strained food systems" and "vulnerable water supplies," they are describing precisely the fragility that monoculture agriculture, centralized energy grids, and extractive land management have engineered into modern civilization. For those actively building resilience — whether through food forests, rainwater harvesting, off-grid energy, or soil restoration — this convergence of climate and security discourse represents a cultural tipping point worth paying attention to. It signals that community-scale food production, on-site water storage, and distributed renewable energy are no longer fringe pursuits but increasingly recognized as legitimate infrastructure. The practical implication is clear: investing in your own productive land, building local food networks, and reducing dependence on brittle centralized systems is not retreat from the world — it is one of the most grounded, forward-looking responses available to ordinary people right now.
Recommended for: Environmental professionals interested in energy security.
Climate Week NYC is expected to convene more than 100,00 attendees for more than 1,000 events across New York City Sept. 20-27. We're kicking off our special daily podcast episodes with a topic that will feature heavily in the week's agenda — energy and climate security. The Russia-Ukraine and Middle East wars have reshaped the way the world thinks about energy security. At the same time, climate change is contributing to more frequent and severe extreme weather events — with big implications for national security. "You kind of have this convergence of a change in the energy security story at the same time that the impacts of climate change are really coming home to roost," says our guest in today's episode, Erin Sikorsky. Erin is Director of The Center for Climate and Security, a research institute focused on tackling systemic climate and ecological security risks. The center is part of The Council on Strategic Risks, a nonpartisan security policy think tank, and Erin is speaking at Climate Week's opening ceremony Sept. 21. In the episode, Erin explains why the security framing "will be front and center" during Climate Week NYC. "You can't absorb attacks on your electrical grid, for example, or you can't absorb attacks on your food system or your water supply if those things are already strained because of extreme weather events," Erin says. Tune in all week for our special daily coverage from Climate Week NYC. S&P Global's All Things Sustainable podcast is an official media partner of The Nest Campus and you can find us on the sidelines of this three-day event Sept. 22-24: Register for The Nest Campus 2026 | Climate Week NYC Further listening: What to expect from Climate Week NYC: Why resilience is high on the agenda | S&P Global How sustainable finance is evolving as investors rethink security and defense | S&P Global Further reading: Sustainability Quarterly Third-Quarter 2026 Edition | The Resilience Imperative | S&P Global
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