The U.S. Fossil

The U.S. Fossil

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...
Live from COP25 – Day Four

Live from COP25 – Day Four

Welcome to Madrid Spain and COP25.  Today is the fourth day and the theme for today is Young and Future Generations Day. Robin began her day at the United Kingdom Pavilion for a session on “Introducing the Climate Heritage Network and Madrid to Glasgow Arts, Culture,...
Leaders of Today: Young and Future Generations Day at COP25

Leaders of Today: Young and Future Generations Day at COP25

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...
Live from COP25 – Day Three

Live from COP25 – Day Three

Today we had the joy of participating in a small group from the faith community with George Marshall on the topic, “Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change,” his most recent book.  George is a British environmental campaigner,...

Live from COP25 – Day Two

Day 2 at COP25 began with a plenary session giving an overview of the theme of the day – EarthDay.  This was a session very heavily influenced by scientific data. The first part was a presentation of the State of the Earth from the World Meteorological Organization. ...