Bill Gates, Marie Kondo and World Bank chief to speak at Times climate event

Register to watch the live stream and connect with participants online about solutions to the climate crisis on Thursday, September 21.

Climate change is a problem that transcends borders and affects every facet of our lives. Fixing it also requires changes in almost every industry and institution. On September 21, The New York Times will bring together newsmakers, including innovators, activists, scientists and policymakers, for an all-day event examining the actions needed to address climate change.< /p>

The livestream is available to Times subscribers.

Sessions will include:

Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group

Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States

< p class="css-1il0jfh evys1bk0">Bill Gates, founder of Breakthrough Energy and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Ebony Twilley Martin, executive director of Greenpeace USA

Eleni Myrivili, global director of heating at UN Habitat and the Arsht-Rock Resilience Center

Marie Kondo, organizing expert and founder of KonMari Media

Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies

Robin Wall Kimmerer, scientist and author

Times reporters, including Climate Forward newsletter senior correspondent David Gelles and national correspondent Somini Sengupta, and national food correspondent Kim Severson, will lead the conversation.

Registering for the livestream will also give you the opportunity to connect with others online participants on the Slack messaging platform. Each day will feature a different topic and guests, as well as prompts from the Times editorial staff.

Details on the Slack channel and event schedule will be shared after the 'registration.