Just Transition: Can It Be Done?

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,...

Enhanced Transparency and Capacity Building

by Adrian Shelley | Dec 4, 2018 | Climate Justice

Today, I attended a side event entitled “Paris Agreement Rule-book: Actions, Actors, and Capacity Building for Enhanced Transparency.” The panel discussed the importance of enhanced transparency as part of implementing the Paris Agreement. Currently, the most...

Bracing for the Storm: An Integrated Approach to Water-Related Disaster Preparation

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...

Mexicana Patricia Espinosa nos llama a poner el “cambio climático en el centro de la atención internacional”

by Ilka Vega | Dec 3, 2018 | Climate Justice, TXIPL Website

“Qué es lo que nos falta para dar una respuesta contundente y eficaz a la crisis climática?  Lo que necesitamos es sin duda audacia, creatividad, acción colectiva y una mayor ambición.” – Patricia Espinosa “What are we missing to have a convincing and efficient...

The People’s Voice at COP 24

by Bee Moorhead | Dec 3, 2018 | Climate Justice, TXIPL Website

The opening plenary of COP 24 saw many important figures speak, from the President of the United Nations’ General Assembly to the President of Poland. A variety of messages in English, Polish, and Spanish were spoken to the delegates from the 193 countries who are a...

Putting Women at the Center of Climate-Adaptive Technology

by Anna Floyd | Dec 3, 2018 | Climate Justice, TXIPL Website

This afternoon, I had the privilege of attending a side event titled, “Climate Friendly Technologies: Improving Adaptive Capacity of Women and Building Resilience.” The discussion revolved around ways in which technological advances can empower women in developing...