by Becca Edwards | Nov 12, 2024 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Human Rights, Issues, Latest Posts
COP29 started in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday, November 11, 2024. The conference began with a plenary session during which the COP28 president, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, offered some reflections on COP28 (last year, in Dubai, UAE). Dr. Al Jaber then passed the gavel to the...
by Bee Moorhead | Nov 12, 2024 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Issues, Latest Posts
To be a Black American woman in international problem-solving spaces right now is to show up to the event excited to see friends and family while making excuses for a spouse who ‘had to work late’ and hiding visible bruises beneath pancake makeup and long sleeves....
by Becca Edwards | Oct 31, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule in December 2023 that would drastically cut methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. That is great news for the climate and for Texans. Now it is time for Texas to help implement the new rule and...
by Becca Edwards | Oct 29, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is in the early stages of work to develop a State Implementation Plan to ensure Texas is in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Section 111 methane rule, which was finalized in December 2023. They have...
by Becca Edwards | Oct 22, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
This time of year climate and energy advocates turn their attention toward COP, the yearly gathering of the signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This year’s gathering, COP29, will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in November. Last...
by Becca Edwards | Oct 15, 2024 | Climate Justice, Latest Posts
Property insurance claims made in coastal communities after a tropical cyclone are complicated, as most standard homeowners’ insurance policies do not cover damage caused by flooding. A separate policy that covers flooding must be purchased by those whose properties...
