Envisioning a Greener Future: Transforming VoTech Education through Environmental Justice

This summer, as part of a groundbreaking research project at Tufts University, I embarked on a mission to weave environmental justice into the fabric of vocational technical (VoTech) education. The urgency of climate change and the evolving job market demands a new approach to vocational training – one that embraces sustainability and equity. Thanks to the Tufts CREATE Fellowship, my team and I were empowered to conduct an interdisciplinary study that could potentially reshape vocational education for future generations.

Climate Policy LabJanuary 11, 2024Tufts CREATE Solutions, 2024Comment

Summer at Greentown Labs: The Silicon Valley of Climatetech in Somerville, Massachusetts

During the summer of 2023, Courtney Foster spent her time interning at Greentown Labs in Somerville, Massachusetts. Greentown Labs is the largest climate tech incubator in North America that develops emerging technologies vital to combating climate change. Read about Courtney’s experience working on different projects and in the climate innovation space.

Climate Policy LabJanuary 9, 20242024, Student Internships

On COP28 and Enchanting Contradictions

I began this post on the eve of my first COP in the equal spirits of awe and skepticism. Every COP is an enchanting contradiction, I am told. Here, the UNFCCC plots a trajectory for course correction from the shadow of a combustion engine in the shape of a city. On arrival, a cab ferried me along an arterial highway fourteen lanes deep, threading through desert overlain with golf courses. I am not exempt from contradictions either, traveling by air alongside some eighty-four thousand others; by week’s end, the two planes that carried me from Boston and Dubai had emitted 4.7 tons of CO2.

Climate Policy LabJanuary 3, 20242023, author - Alexandra Cronin, COP28Comment

COP28 Reflections

As I embarked on my journey to COP28, anticipation and excitement filled my mind. I looked forward to immersing myself in the global investment landscape for climate innovations and the intricate world of science diplomacy. The prospect of participating in or observing climate negotiations on a global scale, where stakeholders from diverse backgrounds converged to address our planet's most pressing challenges, was quite thrilling.

Climate Policy LabJanuary 2, 20242023, COP28, Author- Shubhangi ThakurComment

Carbon Removal Pathways After COP28

Ahead of COP28, discussions around carbon removal emerged in the context of Article 6.4. Carbon removals refer to engineered or natural processes that remove CO2 from the atmosphere. With continued discussions at the 58th session of the SBSTA and pre-COP28 technical events, guidance on carbon removals under Article 6.4 was included in the recommendations. Despite the hopes adopting it at COP28, agreements on rules for carbon credits via removals were not made in Dubai.

Climate Policy LabDecember 21, 20232023, COP28, Author - Soyoung OhComment

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