climate change Archives

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.

ACE Youth Action Network Demands President Biden: Stop Line 3

ACE Staff Writer

The Line 3 pipeline is another step toward climate catastrophe.

PRESS RELEASE: NATIONWIDE TEEN CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK LAUNCHES

Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) launched a new distributed organizing network for teens with a goal of supporting thousands of young people to become climate leaders, take local action, and influence their leaders to advance swift policy solutions.

Air Pollution and Climate Change 101

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

Everyday the air we breathe becomes dirtier and more polluted than ever before. From vehicle emissions to the burning of fossil fuels, our air quality is filled with harmful compounds and particulates that not only affect our planet, but also our health. From acid rain, warming global temperatures, to difficulty breathing; air pollution has a chokehold on our lives and the future of the planet.

Storm Surge and Climate Change 101

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

Over the years, hurricane season gets bigger and badder and when strong winds and rain appear, storm surges are to follow. Climate change has exacerbated these weather phenomena into climate change supervillains. As sea levels continue to rise, coastal zones are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to these disasters. Storm surges cause billions of dollars in damages to property, cause exponential loss of life, and are washing away some of our most important ecosystems.

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.

Climate Emergency 101

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

The consequences of climate change are affecting us everyday. We are now experiencing hotter heat waves, deadlier hurricane seasons, rivers drying up, air pollution destroying our health, and so much more. It’s time to sound the alarm and declare a national climate emergency. We need to raise our voices and let our government officials know that its #NowOrNever.

Heat Waves and Climate Change 101

Victoria Whalen, ACE Fellow

It’s getting hot in here and it’s only going to get hotter! Each year heat waves ravish across the globe and significantly alter everyone’s way of life. Heat waves are becoming more frequent, are lasting longer, and are becoming more dangerous. Climate change and an upward trend of global warming are putting our planet close to the brink of a meltdown.

Coalition Launches To Get Elected Leaders to Declare a Climate Emergency

Leah Qusba, CEO

A coalition of youth and media organizations launched #NowOrNever, a campaign to mobilize young people to urge elected leaders declare a climate emergency.