In December 2015, SustainUS sent 21 US youth delegates to Paris for the 21st Session of the Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Our delegates worked alongside government officials, civil society representatives, and youth from around the world while organizing direct actions, media outreach, and policy advocacy.
Today in New York, representatives of world leaders are at United Nations’ headquarters to sign the Paris Agreement. This could be a historic day. But we say “could” because the aspirations of the agreement are far greater than current national commitments. The long-term goals of the Paris Agreement are strong….
This post originally appeared on the CSSC blog, and is part of an on-going, inter-organizational series of reflections by activist Ryan Camero. You can find the first post here, on Restore the Delta’s blog. I came to Paris representing the California Student Sustainability Coalition in this rare and crucial point in…
COP21 is over. We now have a universal climate agreement. But it is nowhere near enough to ensure a just and stable future. While COP21 is historic, it is at best a beginning. I will tell you this: after spending two weeks Paris with our COP21 delegation, I’m convinced that they are some of the most amazing…
We are quite the misanthropes when it comes to climate change. We tell ourselves that this problem is too urgent, too complex, too heavy. We tell ourselves that there is no time for celebration, no time for congratulations – we must keep moving forward, onward, to the next campaign, to…
