COP25 and a Commitment to a Sustainable Fashion Industry
Tufts University student Madeline Weir discusses the continuation of the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action at COP25 and the need for action that is in line with the 1.5 degree scenario for the entire industry and a need to confront systemic conditions that are barriers to this goal. Madeline attended a two-hour panel and Q&A session with panelists who are working to lessen the fashion industry’s impact on climate change with their goal to reduce overall emissions of the industry by 30% for the overall supply chain by 2030.
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How far can we go on the site of an abandoned coal mine? Some reflections about COP24
Fletcher School pre-doctoral fellow, Fang Zhang, discusses her experience at COP24 by describing what it felt like to attend a climate conference in a city with a substantial coal mining history. Fang also emphasizes the long process of negotiation and how certain anti-climate entities prove to be relatively ineffective in halting climate action.
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Article 6: Down to the Wire
Rishi Bhandary, a Fletcher School pre-doctoral fellow, discusses his experience at COP24, emphasizing the gridlock between parties in regards to Article 6 of The Paris Agreement. Rishi has extensive research knowledge of the topic, and analyzes the various agreed-upon and controversial topics that came up throughout negotiations.
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The Change Away from The Center
Fletcher School MALD student, Josh Boyce, describes his experience during the second week of COP24. Josh provides details on the 4par1000 event on behalf of GDAE and Soil4Climate and expresses his optimism in combating climate change moving forward.
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A morning at the UNFCCC COP24 Indonesia Pavilion illustrates the tension behind common but differentiated responsibilities
Eliot Martin, a graduate student at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, provides insight into the events at COP24 in the Indonesia Pavilion. Eliot states that, “Indonesia now finds itself in a no-win position with a commodity that has become the backbone of its rural economy,” in regards to the extensive palm oil production occurring in the country.
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