EarthX is proud to sponsor Houston Energy & Climate Week, September 13–18, 2026, in Houston, Texas.

Author: Daniela A. Ruiz

Houston Energy & Climate Week brings together the people shaping what comes next for the energy capital of the world: professionals, investors, innovators, community leaders, and policymakers working to advance the energy transition, strengthen energy literacy, and accelerate practical climate solutions.

For EarthX, this partnership reflects a shared belief that progress begins when unlikely allies choose conversation over division and action over stalemate. Houston is a city built on energy, resilience, and reinvention — and Houston Energy & Climate Week is a moment to bring those forces together.

It Started on a Flooded Houston Lawn

When Hurricane Harvey tore through Houston in August 2017, Katie Mehnert watched floodwaters swallow her home and business. Evacuated by boat with her young daughter, she turned to social media with a clarion call of anger, grief, and resolve — a voice that resonated with thousands across the city.

A year later, on the anniversary of Harvey’s landfall, a remarkable conversation began right back on that same lawn. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, a Democrat, and Katie, a Republican, stood together as political opposites united by a shared crisis. The discussion was not about partisan politics. It was about the future of Houston — the undisputed energy capital of the world — and the power of &: energy & climate, people & planet, oil & innovation.

Why EarthX Is Showing Up

EarthX exists to convene people across industries, ideologies, and geographies around pragmatic solutions for a more sustainable future. As a proud sponsor of Houston Energy & Climate Week, EarthX is helping support a platform where energy expertise, climate ambition, investment, and policy can meet in the same room.

That mission is especially meaningful in Houston, where the global energy economy has deep roots and where the next generation of climate and energy solutions can be imagined, financed, tested, and deployed at scale.

Join EarthX in Houston

EarthX will be present during Houston Energy & Climate Week with programming and featured participants to be announced. Details, including the confirmed date and featured speakers or sessions, will be added as soon as they are finalized.

Event details: Houston Energy & Climate Week | September 13–18, 2026 | Houston, TX

To learn more and explore the week’s schedule, visit Houston Energy & Climate Week.