climate change Archives

Climate Misinformation on Social Media 101

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

As technology has advanced, social media has become the number one way to stay connected and to retrieve information. However, fossil fuel corporations and other climate denying agencies are continuing to use social media as platforms to spread misinformation about climate change. From Facebook to Tik Tok, climate misinformation is becoming so polarizing that often people are confused on what the truth really is.

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.

Asian and Pacific Islander Activists You Should Follow

These six climate activists are tired of the inexcusable lack of action to preserve a habitable planet for all. Here they speak about how their identities impact their climate work and what it means to them to be a climate activists from the Asian and Pacific Islander community.

Representation Matters: Youth Scientists and Eco/Climate Communicators to Follow

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

Representation is the key to empowering future generations. To see someone that represents your identity overcome their own challenges can ignite a deep passion for change. Not only that, representation brings together communties of likeminded individuals who now have the support and ressaurance that they need to continue their passions. As the climate crisis rages on, we can take solace in knowing that youth scientists, activists, and climate communicators are advocating for change alongside us. 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!

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.

ACE INTERVIEW: Talulah Juniper on Youth Voices in Politics

Talulah Juniper is a 17-year-old Junior at Sonoma Academy in Sonoma County. She started doing climate action work when she was in about 6th grade because it seemed to be the only logical step for her after hearing about the climate crisis and seeing the direct damage it had inflicted around them.

ACTION FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY PRAISES GOV. EVERS CLEAN ENERGY PLAN FOR WISCONSINITES

Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) applauds the Evers Administration for committing to a clean energy plan that sets the state on a path of 100 percent carbon-free energy by 2050.

Infrastructure and Climate Change 101

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

Throughout history, modern society views infrastructure as the embodiment of development. However, as the climate crisis continues, infrastructure such as buildings, roads, and bridges are collapsing under the increase of frequency and intensity from natural disasters and other weather events. From rising sea levels to intense heat buckling roads, infrastructure is failing to adapt to the climate crisis.

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.

ACE INTERVIEW: Nithya Mooli on Combating Climate Misinformation

Nithya Mooli is a 16-years-old climate advocate based in Pennsylvania. She is currently in her third year at Great Valley High School where she is a member of both the Girl Up organization and ACE. Mooli describes Girl Up as “an amazing feminist activist club” at Great Valley High school and ACE as “the climate justice organization that we all love.” She is particularly interested in combating climate misinformation within the larger climate action movement. This is her story.