Photos from AN380's time in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Day at the NYT Climate Forward Sharm El-Sheikh Event
By Rhetta Power My Tuesday began at the Na’ama Blue Hotel, a youth hostel in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. I’m here as part of Colorado College’s delegation to the 27th Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27). As a designated “Week Two-er,” a delegate badged to access only the second week of the COP, my plan …
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CC’s Delegation to COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
By Rhetta Power On November 3rd, Colorado College will be sending a delegation of AN380 students to the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. This year is the 27th Conference of Parties (COP). COP27 will take place between November 6-18th in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt and is expected to have around 40,000 attendants. A core mission …
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Graphic Recording to Capture COP27
By Olivia Jacobson I have been including doodles in my notes for a long time now. Though often cast as evidence of distraction, I only doodle when I'm most engaged. Adding visual representation into note-taking practices helps to process and interpret information. Below I've included excerpts from the journal I kept throughout our block abroad …
Coca-Cola and COP27
By Reeve Schroeder After hours of walking from one event to another in the hot sun, I was consistently craving a cold, refreshing drink. I will admit, I usually went for a Fanta. Coming from the United States, finding soda in glass bottles is exciting, and I might be making this up, but the Fanta …
Stories of Sustainable Artists: a Photo Essay on the Connection Between Creativity and Climate Action
By Gracie Roe When we came to this year’s UN climate change conference, COP27, I anticipated spending time in pavilions, negotiation spaces, and networking. What I didn’t expect to find was a vibrant art scene, with each artist patiently waiting to share their story. I met people from small island states and progressive European cities, …
After Years of Resistance from Developed Countries, “Loss and Damage” Funding is on the Agenda for COP27. Four Days Remain to Realize This Potential.
By Cecilia Timberg “We are at the table gathering resources to help countries that need it with mitigation and adaptation,” said Ali Zaidi, White House Climate Advisor, responding to a question about whether the United States is going to support financing for loss and damage at COP27, the annual UN climate conference. Dozens of hands …
Resistance at COP27
By Mary Andrews Throughout my time at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, I have grown to understand why so many climate justice activists feel exasperated at, and even threatened by the goings on of the conference. I have sat in on panels, taken notes at roundtables, attended press conferences, and even listened to president Biden's speech, …
A look into net-zero pledges, and what some indigenous leaders have to say
By Owen Brown In response to the growing demands of climate change, many organizations have pledged to curb their emissions to net-zero. This sentiment is essential to slowing the effects of climate change, but there are many downsides, such as carbon offsets, generational impact, and a lack of accountability for what it actually means to …
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Bus Connections: An Ode to Relationships Formed on the Periphery of COP27 in Egypt
By Cecilia Timberg By the time I got on an Egypt-bound plane, I had sat through half a dozen risk mitigation meetings. The messaging was clear: don’t trust strangers, don’t get estranged from the group, it will all feel so strange. It was with this fear-forward attitude that I approached my first days in Sharm …
