Renewable energy success relies heavily on local communities, not just state or federal policies. COSSA Institute's Jeremiah Garrick emphasizes that local support ultimately makes or breaks projects, a reality currently playing out across rural Colorado.
Megha Mehdiratta of the New York Climate Exchange discusses building a "living test bed" campus on Governor's Island. By fostering inclusive, interdisciplinary collaboration across finance and science, The Exchange accelerates early-stage innovations into viable, scalable global climate solutions.
With the 2026 submission window closing soon, many Minority Serving Institutions are weighing whether to apply to MPLAN. The most useful perspective doesn’t come from the program description. It comes from those who have already gone through it.
