Fifteen musical groups joined forces to raise awareness about climate change in Togo last May, part of an Earth Guardians concert and educational event. Earth Guardians Togo hosted the event, promoting Generation RYSE and the work of the Earth Guardians all around the world!
This past November, the UN Conference of Parties popularly referred to as COP22, ended in Marrakesh with Countries from all over the world coming to an agreement named the Marrakesh Action Proclamation. COP22, which was beautifully hosted by the government and people of Morocco, most importantly set a deadline of 2018 for the completion of a rule book that will guide the implementation of the Paris Agreement from COP21.
People always ask me how I ended up getting February 15, 2017 declared as Plastic Pollution Awareness Day in the state of Georgia. After all, I am just a 14 year old girl. The short answer is passion and hard work, but I know that’s overly simplistic. So here is my story.
For the first time, the youth plaintiffs behind the landmark constitutional climate lawsuit, Juliana v. United States and Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, will come…
Our first 24 hours here have been a blur of jet lag, cultural adjustments, crepes and chaos. As tens of thousands of people arrive to Paris just days before COP 21, I see many contradictions.