ACE Staff Writer, Author at Action for the Climate Emergency

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PRESS STATEMENT: Action for the Climate Emergency Urges President Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency

Yesterday, for the first time, President Biden called climate change what it is: an emergency. Now it’s time for him to back up his words with action. Young people nationwide realize that it’s Now or Never to declare a climate emergency and are taking matters into their own hands to hold elected leaders accountable. President Biden must make good on his commitment and declare a climate emergency to position the full backing of the federal government behind a coordinated effort to address the climate crisis.

Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) Statement Regarding SCOTUS Decision on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency

The Supreme Court’s decision to gut the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon pollution will harm the lives and wellbeing of all Americans.

ACE INTERVIEW: Franziska Trautmann on Glass Recycling

Franziska Trautmann is a 24-year-old from a small town in Louisiana. She co-founded Glass Half Full (GHF) in New Orleans to recycle glass into sand for disaster relief and coastal restoration. After growing up in Louisiana, a state that is losing land at an alarming rate and faces more and more intense hurricanes, Franziska became empowered to take action to address the climate crisis.

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Youth Advisory Board Members Join ACE’s Board of Directors

ACE is proud to introduce the newest members of our Board of Directors, Gemma Gutierrez, and Leilina Patel! If they look familiar, that’s because they are also members of the Youth Advisory Board (YAB). ACE is committed to providing opportunities for youth to be engaged in growth, strategy, and development. We rely on youth leadership for campaign creation, coalition building, and mobilization efforts. After reflecting on our Board of Directors’ makeup, it was evident that to break down the silo between the Board and YAB was to create space for members of YAB on the Board.

Young People Share Their #ClimateTruth

“For me, the climate emergency has affected my mental health by being a persistent source of fear and anxiety. This shows up in my life physically as feelings of tension and mentally as a form of exhaustion.”

ACE’s Action Teams Geared Up for Earth Day!

ACE supports a robust and energized Action Team Network nationwide that is dedicated to taking comprehensive action on the climate emergency. With more than 800,000 young advocates, our Action Team members have rallied together to plan a series of events on Earth Day nationwide. From protests to mountain climbing, our action teams got creative in celebrating Earth Day.

Bringing Back Our Climate Our Future Live

Rebecca Anderson, Chief Education and Research Officer

In 2008, before ACE became Action for the Climate Emergency and back when we were Alliance for Climate Education, our primary objective was to educate as many high school students as possible about the climate crisis by going to schools and delivering assemblies. We visited schools all across the country: Sacramento, Las Vegas, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Cincinnati, New York City, Boston and more. In just a few short years, we had reached 2 million students with the ACE Assembly.

After Hurricane Ida, The Gulf Needs Our Help

Hurricane Ida tore through New Orleans. Entergy Louisiana reports, “catastrophic transmission damage” done to the electric system. Direct support of relief efforts in the wake of this destruction is only the first step.

Why Are CAFOs Bad For The Environment?

Austen Dip, Head of Growth and Digital Strategy

CAFOs are bad and unsustainable not only for the way they treat animals but also for their contribution to climate change.

Teachers, We Hear You: Teaching During the COVID Pandemic

Rebecca Anderson, Chief Education and Research Officer

2020 has been a year. No one knows that more than teachers. We are asking the impossible of teachers: teach virtually with minimal new resources or support. Or teach both virtual students and in-person students at once. Or teach them in the classroom, but don’t get too close. And don’t let them do group work or collaborate. It takes at least twice as much effort and my best guess is that the student outcomes will be about half as good.