Elora receiving a gift after speaking on a panel at the Thailand pavilion. The buildings of Baku are a mashup of multiple distinct architectural styles, Slavic influence competing with palm trees. It is in that way that host country and conference are similar. Distinct groups are coming together to create one single entity. It is […]
COP29 Roundup: Day 3
By Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations Ahead November 13, 2024 Methane The US-China Summit on Methane and Non-Co2 GHGs (Nitrous Oxide, HFCs, Ozone) began with high-level host presentations outlining the multi-country Global Methane Pledge and plan to reduce methane by 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels (which would be equivalent to making all cars, trucks and […]
COP29 Youth Dispatch: Carissa Chen
My first day at COP29 was filled with energy and enthusiasm! After arriving at the Blue Zone and getting our badges, we started off our day exploring the venue, stopping by the delegate pavilions (where we would spend most of our day at). The pavilions held hundreds of parties and organizations, from countries like Turkey […]
COP29 Roundup: Day 2
By Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations Ahead November 12, 2024 As COP29 shifts into gear you can imagine that there has been a lot of conversation already about what will happen to US climate change efforts and its role at COP moving forward now that Donald Trump has been elected. John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the […]
COP29 Roundup: Day 1
By Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations Ahead November 11, 2024 While attending COP UN Climate Summits has multiple layers of experience including hope, excitement, disillusionment and disappointment, for Seven Generations Ahead it is always a pinnacle event to watch our youth as they enter the venue for the first time (Baku, Azerbaijan’s Olympic Stadium this year) […]
COP29: Setting the Stage
Photo courtesy of IOF student and COP29 delegate, Kola Kolawole By Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations Ahead November 10, 2024 COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan (Nov 11-22) will be the first COP hosted in the Caucasus – a mountainous isthmus of land sandwiched between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and including parts of Russia, Georgia, […]
Youth Climate Advocacy in Action at Loca...
By IOF alum, Katie Stabb I recently had the privilege of being a delegate to the US Local Conference of Youth, or LCOY, in Phoenix, Arizona. Also representing It’s Our Future (IOF) were Carissa Chen, Chloe Zhu who will be attending COP 29 in Azerbaijan, and Danica Sun who was with me in Dubai for […]
Meet Five Young Activists Headed to the ...
Every year, leaders and experts from around the world convene at the Conference of Parties, or COP, the United Nations annual climate conference, to discuss global solutions to the worsening climate crisis. Young climate advocates from across the globe, including right here in Chicagoland, also attend COP to advocate for themselves and a better future. […]