Live blog: Climate Week NYC 2022

Climate Week NYC 2022 is underway and Insider's reporters are on the scene. We'll be providing updates throughout the week on some of the most provocative speakers and topics.

Spotted at the Climate Week NYC opening ceremony, Bowen, like many attendees, is doing double duty at the United Nations General Assembly. According to a report in The Guardian yesterday, Australia is hoping to play host to an upcoming COP event.

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, spoke during the opening session about the need for cooperation in order to tackle the climate crisis.

"It is very important for all of us to recognize that even if it is more difficult because of political frictions, we must work together…That is not a pie in the sky. We know we have the tech to do it. We know the money is out there. We just have to muster the will to act."