Lewis Perkins | October 7, 2026 | Impakter
New York Climate Week this year was ripe with abundant roadmaps, pledges, and sustainability commitments. These are important milestones, yet as the dust settles, a simple truth remains: the infrastructure needed to turn this climate ambition into implementation remains chronically underfunded — from grid and power infrastructure to thermal heat technologies. This funding gap is especially true in emerging economies, and has devastating consequences not just for the future of our planet, but also for the people at the heart of our global supply chains.