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 …
Swiss newspaper interviews CC student at COP27
The Swiss newspaper, Le Temps, features Mika Alexander '23 in an interview about youth involvement at COP27. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TZVnqV91v4
CC students speak in press conferences at COP27
Mika Alexander '23, Mary Andrews '23, Cecilia Timberg '24, and Gracie Roe '25 speak at a press conference about storytelling based on the Talanoa Dialogue. Olivia Jacobson '22 and Mary Andrews '23 speak in a press conference about the Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education. Owen Brown '24, Reeve Schroeder '24, and Gracie Roe '25 …
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CC students with Jake, the mic runner for NYT Climate Forward
We appreciated Jake bringing us the microphone on many occasions so that we could ask questions to various panelists and speakers!
CC students with Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, President of NYT International
This photo marks the end of a three-day NYT event focused on conversations of climate action. We gained incredible insight and were lucky to be in the same room as some of the current leading minds in climate policy and action.
Creating Community at NYT Climate Forward
By Mika Alexander In all honesty, I was nervous walking into COP27. Despite knowing I would be engaging in an international space, I arrived hyper-aware of my position as a woman of color surrounded by high-level negotiators, many of whom are elder men. For context, I am pretty used to my existence remaining unacknowledged in …
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Our Voice @ COP27: Sustainable Development Goals
Cecilia Timberg, 24', Gracie Roe, 25' and Reeve Schroeder, 24' present on SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities During SDG 11's group presentation, Mika Alexander, 23', was asked to do an interview with a Swiss newspaper on the importance of youth voices in civil society. All 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals Within the space …
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