Written by: Bob Henson
When Teagan Connelly was in high school in Connecticut, climate change grabbed her attention — and promptly threw her into despair. “While some people are in the denying stage of accepting climate change, I was in the ‘Oh...
Written by: Pearl Marvell
One hundred years ago, the Colorado River Delta in northwestern Mexico was an area rich in wildlife and vegetation. But for decades, U.S. states have consumed most of the river’s water, leaving little to reach the...
Written by: Kimberly White
New Jersey has established its Office of Climate Education, the first of its kind in the United States.
Building on the state's legacy as a pioneer in climate change education, the Office of Climate Education aims to...
Written by: Julie Linn Teigland
The world is grappling with the pressing issue of climate change and our younger generations will bear the brunt of its consequences.
The first step towards meaningful change in anything - including sustainability - is education...
Written by: Marta Torre-Schaub
A little over three years ago, a group of Portuguese youths filed a legal action against 33 European governments to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over what they say is a failure to adequately...
Climate Week NYC 2023 has officially kicked off. The largest annual climate event, hundreds of events and activities take place across The Big Apple, uniting business leaders, politicians, community decision-makers, academics, and activists in a clarion call for ambitious...
Written by: YCC Team
Over the next decade, many offshore wind turbines are set to be installed off the coast of the U.S.
“Offshore wind is a growing industry in the United States. There’s a lot of excitement, a lot of...
Written by: Noam Peleg
Climate change is not just an environmental crisis, it’s a human rights crisis. And the humans to be most affected by climate catastrophe are the youngest ones: children.
We have seen children directly impacted in the Northern Hemisphere’s unprecedented...
Written by: Kimberly White
Millions of Ecuadorians have voted in a landmark referendum to halt oil exploration and development in the Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth.
Held during the first round...
Written by: Douglas Broom
One-third of the Earth’s surface is in the care of Indigenous peoples and local communities – and it’s in better environmental shape than most of the rest of the world. Maybe we could learn something from...