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Fletcher School MALD student Bethany Tietjen discusses youth activists’ presence at COP25 and how “climate grief” can affect those striving for meaningful change and impact. Bethany also describes attending the #behindthescience panel where activists, Greta Thunberg and Luisa Neubauer accompanied scientists such as CIERP founder, Bill Moomaw, in promoting intergenerational collaboration in combating climate change.
Read MoreTufts 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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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.
Read MoreRishi 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.
Read MoreFletcher 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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