by Bee Moorhead | Dec 20, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy
The 2019 United Nations climate negotiations, COP25, are over—and they did not go well, despite being the longest negotiation session since the first COP 25 years ago. However, the annual COP event is actually just one aspect of the ongoing international climate...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 11, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, TXIPL Website
Today I attended a training led by GreenFaith, an environmental faith-based organization, currently based in the USA but looking to go international. In the midst of busy negotiations and meetings, around 40 people of faith took time out of their schedules to sit with...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 9, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Human Rights
Today at COP25, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, alongside UNICEF and several young climate activists, launched the Intergovernmental Declaration on Children, Youth, and...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 6, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy
Americans are used to hearing that the United States is a climate delinquent. Since President Trump has initiated the process of withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement, Americans can be forgiven for asking why there is a US delegation at the Madrid climate...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 5, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, TXIPL Website
Today was Young and Future Generations Day at COP25 and the youth climate leaders were out in full force. There were plenty of side events led by youth leaders, an award ceremony for the Global Youth Video Competition, and even an orchestra where the youth played...
