North Carolina Climate Week 2026
Hometown Climate Week! We will be attending various NC Climate Week events, and our very own Emily Neville will be speaking on a virtual panel around measuring and monitoring AI usage emissions. See you all around town!
About this event
NC Climate Week and Summit is North Carolina’s statewide gathering for turning climate ambition into action. Hosted by EarthShare NC, it brings together the people, companies, and organizations shaping North Carolina’s environmental future at a moment when the gaps between what we know and what we’re doing have never been more urgent to close.
Across a week of virtual workshops culminating in an in-person one-day Summit featuring panels with leaders from Wells Fargo, Trane, NASCAR, government and community stakeholders, we tackle the issues defining this moment, from AI and data centers to rising energy costs and community resilience, and challenge every participant to leave with a commitment to act.
Why we went
Most companies don't yet have a clear plan to integrate AI, and even fewer have figured out how to talk about it once they do.
This session is built for that gap. You'll leave with a practical starting point for AI governance, covering how to think about tool selection, data handling, and the emissions and risk tied to everyday AI use — plus a look inside how one company, SAS, is putting trustworthy AI and governance into practice day to day. From there, the conversation turns outward: how to avoid greenhushing, and how to make sure your sustainability story holds up as AI becomes how more people find and evaluate companies. Short talks from Greenplaces, SAS, and Ideas On Purpose lead into an open panel and audience Q&A, built for teams still sorting out where AI fits into their sustainability strategy.
