Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Adrianne Todman participated in New York City's annual Climate Week NYC, engaging with leaders across sectors to advance climate resiliency and mitigation. This event aligns with President Biden and Vice President Harris's whole-of-government effort to address climate change.
Under Todman's leadership, HUD focuses on helping communities prepare for natural disasters, reducing energy use in HUD-supported housing, and addressing environmental disparities in underserved communities.
On September 22, Todman spoke at The New York Times: Climate Symposium about innovative building solutions for housing needs. She highlighted new guidance to help public housing agencies manage excess utility costs during extreme heat.
The following day, she attended the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, where leaders discussed climate resilience and other global issues. In Brooklyn, she announced additional funding for public housing residents and actions to reduce barriers to solar energy for lower-income Americans.
HUD introduced measures to protect households from extreme heat through an updated environmental justice site and an Extreme Heat Playbook. These initiatives support the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Heat Strategy.
On September 24, HUD officials joined a roundtable at the Climate Tech Commercialization Summit to discuss building decarbonization and affordable housing's role in a clean economy transition.
Todman addressed attendees at the 2024 Annual Climate Capital Summit on September 25 about boosting climate resilience in low-income communities. She announced HUD's participation in a Memorandum of Understanding with multiple federal departments to advance workforce development in the clean energy sector. This MOU makes HUD part of the American Climate Corps initiative.
On September 26, HUD officials toured a community resiliency project led by the NYC Housing Authority in East Harlem, aimed at making public housing developments more resilient to natural hazards like floods.
Finally, on September 27, HUD released new guidance for retrofitting and weatherizing affordable housing using funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act.
Social media posts highlighted Todman's attendance at various events including the Clinton Foundation Global Initiative Annual Meeting and her visit to a NYCHA building in Brooklyn.
