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Debunking Myths About the Energy Transition
“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...
Just Transition: Can It Be Done?
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...
Enhanced Transparency and Capacity Building
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...
Bracing for the Storm: An Integrated Approach to Water-Related Disaster Preparation
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...
Mexicana Patricia Espinosa nos llama a poner el “cambio climático en el centro de la atención internacional”
“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...
The People’s Voice at COP 24
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 part of the United Nations, participants and observers from Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), as well as media representatives from all over the world. But COP 24 added a new voice to the plenary floor; the Voice of the People.
Putting Women at the Center of Climate-Adaptive Technology
This afternoon, I had the privilege of attending a side event titled, “Climate Friendly Technologies: Improving Adaptive Capacity of Women and Building Resilience.” The...
The Jemez Democratic Principles and COP24 Accountability & Participatory Approaches (#keepingitreal)
Over the years, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change led by the Conference of the Parties (COP) has had an increasing interest in bringing to the table the...
Transitions and Transformations: Interfaith Worship and Dialogue at the COP
After the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, a new dialogue format came along with it at Bonn in 2017: Talanoa. Coming from the Fijian word reflecting “a process of inclusive,...
UMW Legislative Event Registration Open!
Registration for the 31st annual Texas Legislative Event is now open. Early registration and hotel registration close on January 6, 2019. For mail-in registration, please...