by Ilka Vega | Dec 11, 2018 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy
State-level environmental officials of the United States, Mexico and Canada presented at COP24 on Sub-National Strategies to meet Paris commitments. These initiatives have been seen as key to mobilize, support, tackle pressure points for national commitments and...
by Anna Floyd | Dec 10, 2018 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy
When you think about industries that contribute most to greenhouse gas emissions, I’m willing to bet that the first to come to mind are transportation, agriculture, coal plants — the list goes on. I’m also willing to bet that the fashion industry would not be in...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 10, 2018 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Texas Climate & Energy
Amidst a conference focused heavily on the IPCC’s 1.5 degree Celsius report, today I learned that the US has released a similarly intensive report on Climate Change and its impacts on the United States. Through a presentation given in the US Climate Action Hub, we...
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...
