LOS ANGELES — “Climate change doesn’t care about our politics.” We’ve all heard it before. When political strings are attached to climate negotiations, the environment becomes collateral damage, reduced to little more than a leveraging tool in the greater pursuit ...
LOS ANGELES — Picture this: you are an environmental activist who has spent years of your life campaigning for global awareness of the climate crisis. You have given up private interests to advocate in the name of the public good. ...
By Molly Miller and Ruhi Ramesh LOS ANGELES — On Oct. 31, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference officially began. This conference, also known as COP 26, revisited the Paris Agreement to evaluate the progress countries have made towards meeting ...
LOS ANGELES — Amid the pandemic and critical discussions on the global impact of climate change, Latin American countries are doubly feeling the effects of both crises. The region has felt the sharp impact of the pandemic’s financial blows, and ...
LOS ANGELES — As COP26 approaches, state climate commitments are facing intense scrutiny, particularly those of the world’s top emitters. Brazil, which in 2018 contributed 2.1% of global emissions, and its current commitments are a source of concern for many ...
LOS ANGELES — Caught between a constant tug-of-war between two of the world’s largest carbon emitters, Central Asia is more consequential in climate discussions now than ever. Situated between Russia to the North and China to the East, the Central ...
LOS ANGELES — The 26th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an annual United Nations sanctioned conference focused on climate change which all UN member states are invited to attend. COP26 is ...
By Lauren Schulsohn and Emily Morris LOS ANGELES — Dire famine in Madagascar, locust invasions driving Ethiopians into food insecurity, devastation from Cyclone Idai in Mozambique – climate change already endangers the lives and livelihoods of people across the African ...
LOS ANGELES — For centuries, Indigenous peoples have coexisted with ecological systems, preserving and conserving their rich biodiversity. Centuries of natural harmony have advantaged modern Indigenous communities with an understanding of how to protect the environment from the impending climate ...
LOS ANGELES — The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), being held in Glasgow, UK, this fall, has the international community gearing towards monumental strides against climate change. This year’s COP is of notable importance for several reasons. It ...