Matthew Capuano-Rizzo Photo: Youth attendees at CCL’s Third Coast February Conference –Princella Talley/CCL Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s summer conference focused a large amount on diversity and...
Archive for category: climate change
Can COVID-19 create a turning point in the fight against climate change?
By KAVEH MADANI It is official. COVID-19 is no longer just a simple disease outbreak or epidemic in the global south. It is a global...
Virginia climate faith group finds persistence leads to progress
By ELIZABETH MCGOWAN The nondenominational Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions has expanded to include 75 congregations and communities. A small gathering of worshipers dispirited...
Southeast Asia’s Crucial Mekong River is Drying Up
By MIRIAM ACZEL For many years, experts have been warning of an ‘environmental crisis along the nearly 3000 mile-long waterway, which spans six Asian...
Australia’s Wildfires: Climate Change and How We Can Help
By MIRIAM ACZEL Apocalyptic Wildfires As ‘apocalyptic wildfires’ continue to burn across the Australian Continent, the extent of loss of life is hard to comprehend. Ecologists at the University...
Jane Fonda on the urgency of climate action: ‘This is it, folks. This is the time’
By ELIZABETH MCGOWAN In a sobering speech, the actress, activist and fitness guru said she draws inspiration from young climate activists such as Greta...
Fight or switch? How the low-carbon transition is disrupting fossil fuel politics
By CARA DAGGETT As the Trump administration works to weaken regulations on fossil fuel production and use, a larger struggle is playing out across multiple industries....
La Ciudad de las Ideas (‘City of Ideas’) Champions Environmental Leaders and Solutions
By MIRIAM ACZEL This week, I had the honor of attending the 12th edition of the Ciudad de las Ideas—“City of Ideas”—an International Festival of Brilliant...
Climate change is a security issue. How can we make sure climate security receives the attention it needs?
By SHIRIN HAKIM & MIRIAM ACZEL Shirin Hakim and Miriam Aczel, who recently co-organised a Grantham Institute event about climate change, low-carbon transitions and security, reflect on why climate change is...
The Costs of Climate Action and Inaction
By Matthew Capuano-Rizzo The crisis “Qu’est-ce qu’on veut ? La justice climatique ! Quand est-ce qu’on la veut ? Maintenant !” During the international climate...