Community organizers, researchers and public servants met at Columbia University Sunday to tackle the problem of climate change, kicking off the events of Climate Week NYC with the BIPOC Climate Justice Summit at Columbia University.

"We need an energy shift in terms of how we think of our possibilities, even in this moment," said Abdul Dosunmu of Donors of Color Network.

Climate Week NYC organizers say this year's week-long event is the biggest one yet. The week includes one thousand events spread out across the city intended to energize the movement for global climate action.

Sunday's summit focused on how to advance climate justice, the idea that climate change disproportionately impacts low-income communities and communities of color worldwide.

"Climate justice means centering just

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