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,...
by Anna Floyd | Dec 4, 2018 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Texas Climate & Energy
Water: the most precious and most endangered resource Earth has to offer. It was at the center of an event titled “Shocks and Stressors: Water’s Essential Role in Addressing Climate Change and Disaster Risk,” a discussion led by water-related climate experts from...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 3, 2018 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Human Rights, Issues, TXIPL Website
Over the years, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change led by the Conference of the Parties (COP) has had an increasing interest in bringing to the table the voices and visions of those who are the most affected by climate change. This participatory...
