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 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 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...