ACE Staff Archives

Victory for clean air + climate in Michigan!

ACE Staff Writer

Last month, after intense pressure from Michiganders just like you, Michigan legislators approved Gov. Whitmer’s state budget with $125 million dedicated to electric school buses. ACE supporter’s pressure paid off and was crucial to passing the $125 million appropriation in the FY2024 State Budget for electric school buses. You helped ensure that 540,000+ Michigan students are better protected from dangerous air pollution and have a livable future.

COP27: Meet the ACE Delegates

Get to know the ACE Delegates attending COP27! The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP27, is the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference, scheduled to be held in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, between November 6th and November 18th.

Kaila on the Trans and Queer Climate

Even though I was one of the lucky few that hadn’t been kicked out of my home or cut off financially from my family, many youth who identify as queer or trans face houselessness, financial instability, unemployment, or general discrimination. As a result, many also suffer from addiction and mental health issues which perpetuate their circumstances. Queer and trans folks are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change because they experience these struggles and are provided with fewer resources to become resilient against climate impacts.

Climate Ride for Climate Justice

Ever wondered what it’s like to go on a Climate Ride? Join us as Ash, ACE’s Director of Distributed Organizing takes you along for the ride and shares the impact of a Climate Ride.

Where It All Started: An Our Climate Our Future Live Assembly Reflection

ACE unlocks the power of young people and gives them autonomy to take their futures into their hands. It inspired me to become an activist long before I knew the term. About 10 years later, ACE and I would reunite on several occasions to continue amplifying the voices of young people in the climate movement.

How can gen z support each other during the climate emergency?

We’re the first generation to face the possibility of an uninhabitable planet within our lifetimes. Although my generation is the least responsible for the man-made pollution causing climate change, our jobs…our homes… our families… and our future are being impacted the most.

A Tale of Two COPs

Cristina Jorda Kinney, Chief Development and Communications Officer

Hear from ACE’s Director of Institutional Philanthropy, Cristina Jorda Kinney, as she reflects on her experience at COP26.

“We can’t let this moment become another powerless gesture!”

A panel featuring BIPOC leaders from the US ACE Coalition, was the first event I attended at this year’s United Nations Climate Change conference and proved to resonate with my entire COP26 experience.

The Youth Climate Movement at COP26

Raquel Martinez

The chants reverberated and cycled through the crowd: A sea of young faces in a fight they’ve been practically thrown into. This isn’t the first – or certainly, the last – time young people have made their voices heard in this movement.

The Climate Emergency is Here.

Since the summer of 2021, we’ve watched elected leaders at every level grapple with the reality of the climate emergency. Communities, businesses, homes and individuals are suffering at the hand of climate inaction and our elected leaders have the ability to change that. It’s time for our elected officials to meet the urgency of the moment and declare climate emergencies!