​Inspired by the central theme of Professor Cary S. Krosinsky’s new book, Transition Momentum: A Framework for Moving Forward, this Climate Week event will explore a fundamental question: How do we know whether our economies are truly making progress, and what will it take to accelerate that progress?

​Professor Krosinsky will open the conversation by introducing the Transition Momentum framework, including the limitations of relying on traditional measures such as GDP alone to understand economic, environmental, and social progress.

​From there, a broader group of guest speakers will explore what building transition momentum means in practice through U.S. and Chinese perspectives — examining how the two markets are approaching climate action, where progress is emerging, what each can learn from the other, and how business, finance, innovation, and cross-border collaboration can help translate ambition into measurable outcomes.