by Joe Czap | Dec 4, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, TXIPL Website
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,...
by Joe Czap | Dec 4, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, TXIPL Website
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. ...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 3, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy
At COP, there are enough official activities and side events to fill someone’s schedule at least five times over, and that doesn’t include all the time it takes to walk around the venue getting from event to event, running to the bathroom, grabbing a bite to eat. So...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 2, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Human Migration, Human Rights
The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, ActionAid International, Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust (COAST Trust), and the Federation of American Women’s Clubs Overseas (FAWCO) hosted a side event to discuss the current realities of climate migration and how we...
by Bee Moorhead | Nov 4, 2019 | Blog, Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy
Email Congress to urge swift climate action On November 4, the Trump Administration notified the United Nations of U.S. intention to leave the Paris Agreement. Withdrawing from the agreement takes a year, meaning the U.S. could exit the Paris Agreement as soon as Nov....
by Joe Czap | Oct 18, 2019 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
The EPA held a hearing in Dallas on Thursday, October 17 to gain input on their proposed elimination of regulations on methane emissions. The faith community was well represented as were the scientific and environmental communities. Testifying on behalf of Texas...
