by Adrian Shelley | Dec 10, 2018 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Texas Climate & Energy
I was very fortunate to attend a panel discussion at the US Climate Action Center at the COP24 about the implications of climate change for the US. The panel highlighted the recent Fourth National Climate Assessment report which was released only a few weeks ago in...
by Ilka Vega | Dec 8, 2018 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Texas Climate & Energy
Many cities, communities, and individual households in the United States have started to take the initiative to move towards more and more renewable energy sources. Earlier this summer, in the state of Texas, Georgetown became 100% powered with renewable energy. Today...
by Adrian Shelley | Dec 8, 2018 | Climate Justice, Economic Participation, Global Climate Policy, TXIPL Website
In the poignant yet hopeful panel discussion “building a spirit of solidarity to overcome climate crisis” faith leaders from around the world urged us to pursue a higher consciousness that taps into our potential for compassion, service and community as we tackle...
by Anna Floyd | Dec 7, 2018 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Human Rights
One of the biggest issues within the debate and plans around climate change is care and provisions for indigenous peoples, who are not only (often) heavily affected by climate change, but are also disconnected from technologies and mitigation resources that fight...
by Anna Floyd | Dec 5, 2018 | Climate Justice, Economic Participation, Global Climate Policy, Texas Climate & Energy
“A transition to green energy would cost thousands of jobs. It’d be expensive. It just doesn’t make sense.” It’s a narrative that’s been pushed for decades; it’s the last stand of those still opposed to phasing out high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions industries like...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 5, 2018 | Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Economic Participation, Global Climate Policy, TXIPL Website
One of the biggest themes of COP 24 is a commitment to Just Transition, the ideology that as we transition to clean and renewable energy, we do so in a manner that does not further disenfranchise those who are already vulnerable. Indigenous people, people of color,...
