In a first for the nation’s capital, more than 4,500 people showed up for a climate week hosted in Washington, D.C. from April 28-May 2. With more than 160 associated events throughout the week — including a national job fair and the first “Marketplace of the Future” hosted outside of New York City — the conference highlighted some of the innovative ways companies are looking to decarbonize, as well as ongoing challenges to reaching a net-zero economy.

The week opened with former Bezos Earth Fund CEO Sir Andrew Steer and television personality Bill Nye calling for attendees to innovate their approaches to sustainability.

However, the ongoing policy uncertainty surrounding the fate of clean energy tax credits in Congressional Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill, and the ongoing trade policy environment, has begun to affect the nation’s clean energy development. More than $8 billion in clean energy manufacturing projects were canceled, closed or downsized in Q1 of this year.

ESG Dive was on the ground in D.C. to understand what the city’s first climate week would look like and to gather insights from companies and policy experts. Take a look at some of our coverage below and stay tuned for additional coverage.