A look back: the first DC Climate Week
In spring 2025, Washington, DC came together for the very first DC Climate Week (DCCW) — a community-powered celebration of climate action, creativity, and collaboration.
Launched and run entirely by volunteers, the inaugural DCCW featured:
150+
events
4,000+
attendees
200+
volunteers
Events were organized around five themes and hosted at six venues across DC. Each theme was led by volunteer organizers who curated full days of programming, bringing together diverse voices and multidisciplinary ideas.
Our partner, Global Emissionairy, retired 273 verified carbon credits on behalf of DCCW, offsetting 100% of our 2025 event’s carbon footprint. These credits came from a local road rebuilding project that used a sustainable Cold Recycling process to prevent more than 17,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.
💜 A heartfelt thank-you to all the volunteers, partners, and participants who made DC Climate Week possible. Your time, energy, and creativity built the foundation for what’s next.
Together, we’re proving that community drives action — and that in DC, climate solutions start close to home.
The founding team
Executive board
Kiran Bhatraju
CEO, Arcadia
Deborah Brosnan
President & CEO, Deborah Brosnan & Associates
Dan Delurey
Senior Fellow for Climate & Energy, Vermont Law School
Chad Frischmann
CEO and Co-Founder, RegenIntel
Sherri Goodman
Author, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security
Sarah Hunt
President, Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy
Jigar Shah
Serial Entrepreneur and Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute
Robert Stout
Senior Fellow, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Advisory board
Daniel Barker
President and CEO, Halcyon
Justin Brodie-Kommit
General Partner, Lichen Ventures
Tom Chinnock
Co-Founder, Tech for Climate Action
Cedric Craig
Co-Organizer, Climate DC
Dr. Naamal De Silva
Vice President, Together for Birds at American Bird Conservancy
Uri Fishelson
Climate Tech Consulting Leader
C’pher Gresham
Co-Organizer, DC Climate Week and Co-Founder, GridVolve
Simon Hayman
Co-Founder, Tech for Climate Action
Marissa Jennings
Partnership and Youth Engagement Leader
Lex Kiefhaber
COO, Haddy
Skye Lawrence
Co-Founder, Ampere
Michael Luciani
Managing Partner, Juniper VC
Anjali Mahadevia
Head of Climate, DC Startup and Tech Week
Ben Margolis
Director of Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator
Vid Micevic
Co-Organizer, DC Climate Week and Founder, Climate DC
Uros Simovic
Senior Specialist, Motive Power, Inc
Claire Smalley
Founder and creative director, small c studio
Jamil Wyne
Co-Founder, Riffle Ventures
Programming leads
Anjali Mahadevia, Co-chair
Nethra Rajendran, Co-chair
Innovation and tech leads
Policy and advocacy leads
Finance and economy leads
Nature leads
Mobility and water lead
Urban development lead
Marketing
Cedric Craig, Co-chair
Claire Smalley, Co-chair
Supporting partners
Redwood Communications
PR Agency
small c studio
Branding and creative
Halcyon
Fiscal sponsor
Global Emissionairy
Carbon offset sponsor
