Let’s Talk About It – Mental Health Resources

Maayan Cohen, Senior Director of Partnerships

The climate emergency is impacting the places and people we love.  It’s threatening the health of our land, water, and air – and also our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. We’re experiencing increased climate anxiety and grappling with the fear of an uncertain future. 

Environmental Racism and Climate Change 101

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

Climate change is a worldwide issue that affects every community. However, due to systemic racism, climate change consequences disproportionately affect Black, Indigenous, and other POC communities first and worst. Environmental racism is another intersection of the climate crisis that can no longer be ignored. Minority and low-income communities are burdened with poor living conditions, contaminated natural resources, and the price of the ongoing climate crisis. 

ACE INTERVIEW: Charlotte Stuart-Tilley on Climate Change and Consumption

Charlotte Stuart-Tilley (they/them and she/her) is a GenCLEO strategist with the CLEO Institute, working with fellow youth to make change in their communities. They are in their junior year of high school and hope to major in geology or environmental sciences when they reach college. Charlotte is currently based on Mvskoke-Creek land, in Tallahassee, Florida. Stuart-Tilley is particularly interested in focusing their work within the broader climate movement on the ways in which consumption culture contributes to the climate emergency.

Women’s History Month: Youth Activists You Should Know

By many social, economic, and political measures, women around the world are disproportionately impacted by the climate emergency. They are also at the forefront of the movement to engage in urgent climate action and lead the world into a new era of sustainability. It is imperative we all think critically about how to center the women in our circles in all capacities, but especially in regards to climate leadership. Highlighted below are just a few youth women activists paving the way for a new generation of climate and community defenders.

Electrify the United States Postal Service

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

The US Postal Service is spending $11.3 billion on over 130,000 gas-powered vehicles, flying in the face of clean energy goals to protect the country from anthropocentric climate change consequences. 

Warming Winters and Climate Change 101

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

Over the years, the cold season has become shorter and warmer. While some people might enjoy the warmer side of life, the consequences are far-reaching and have set in motion a chain of reactions that have large scale negative impacts on our health, environment, and even business. A question we all can’t stop asking ourselves this time of year. If you have been paying attention to climate trends, you’ve probably noticed our winters have been progressively growing warmer by the year. Winters are warming faster than other seasons across much of the United States and while for some this may come as a welcome surprise, perhaps an opportunity to keep those winter coats and puffer jackets tucked away in the attic for another year, the reality is quite troubling.

ACE INTERVIEW: Pujitha Masireddy on Grassroots Organizing

Pujitha Masireddy is an 18-year-old advocate located in Southeastern PA. She is involved in prison abolition and climate justice organizing. In terms of environmental justice, she works closely with an organization in Chester known as Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL). She is passionate about grassroots organizing and the power that collective action can have on combating the climate crisis.

Representation Matters: Black Creators to Follow

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

Representation matters because it is the key to uplifting the next generation of thinkers and doers. Seeing someone who looks like you in a setting different than your own unlocks doors into a new world of possibilities. Keep advocating for representation by uplifting other’s who are different than you. It takes just one person to become the next generation’s inspiration. Read through this blog and check out each content creator’s social media platforms. Don’t forget to follow, subscribe, and leave a like on their posts!

ACE INTERVIEW: Issac Smith on the Necessity of Local Youth Climate Action

ssac Smith is a former ACE fellow and now a member of the Youth Advisory Board, and a  third-year student at North Carolina State University. Since joining the fellowship in 2018, Issac has worked on campaigns to encourage voter registration, end the Duke monopoly, and shut down the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. 

Black History Month: Youth Activists You Should Know

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

In honor of Black History Month, we asked seven Youth Activists about how their identities inform their climate and advocacy work. Read their repsonses below, learn more about them, and follow!