climate advocacy Tag Archive
ACE’s 2022 Wrap-Up
As 2022 wraps up, we at Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) want to take the time to celebrate our wins from the past year. Here are just a few of them.
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COP27: Youth Activists You Should Know
COP27 has come and gone with some inspiring takeaways, but it was clear we still have a ways to go. However, one huge histroical moment was the addition of the first ever Children’s and Youth Pavilion. This hub allowed for young activists worldwide to meet, collaborate, and uplift each other. We asked 13 youth activists who were on ground at COP27 how their experience was as a young activist. Read their responses below, learn more about them and their organizations, and be sure to give them a follow!
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Representation Matters: Indigenous Creators and Activists to Follow
Representation matters because it takes just one person to become the next generation’s inspiration. Representation builds community and nothing is more powerful than what we can do when we join forces. For Laxtinx Heritage month, here are a few content creators everyone should know about. Read through this blog and check out each content creator’s social media platform. Don’t forget to follow, subscribe, and leave a like on their posts!
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Benefits of The Inflation Reduction Act For Homeowners
The Inflation Reduction Act offers homeowners numerous benefits, from lower energy bills and increased home value to economic growth factors.
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Native American Heritage Month: Youth Activists You Should Know
To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we asked three Native American activists about how their identities inform their climate and advocacy work. Read their responses below, learn more about them, and follow!
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COP27 101
“COP” stands for Conference of Parties and refers to the annual United Nations (UN) conference on climate change. The annual conference was solidified in 1994 when hundreds of countries signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This year will mark the 27th conference and will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from November 6-18. It is the fifth time that the conference has been hosted in Africa.
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Teacher Experiences with Climate Change
Several recent research studies have pointed to rising feelings of climate anxiety for youth and young adults across the globe. Despite the important role in young people’s lives that teachers have, less is known about their own levels of climate anxiety and how that impacts how they teach and support students’ concerns. ACE conducted a survey in September 2022 of our teacher network to learn more.
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Transgender Pride: Youth Activists You Should Know
To celebrate transgender pride, we asked two trans activists about how their identities inform their climate and advocacy work. Read their responses below, learn more about them, and follow!
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ACE Interview: Aarushi Khanna on Climate Change and Climate Anxiety
Aarushi Khanna is an 18-year-old climate activist from Virginia. As an advocate, she has discussed different aspects of climate change primarily through filmmaking. Presently, she is co-directing a film about climate change through a woman’s perspective. Aarushi plans to begin an ACE Action Team next semester, where she will be able to get more heavily involved as an activist with her peers at college.
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Halloween Climate Actions
Learn about different Halloween-themed climate actions and events you can host this Halloween!
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