Andrea with Accelerate Climate Solutions’ Executive Director, Cathy Clarkin It’s Our Future (IOF) is planning the first Chicago Youth Climate Justice Summit, set for October 10th at DePaul’s loop campus, and we got a boost from BLAST! The Summit planning team had an initial meeting this spring and it captured the imagination of Neuqua Valley […]
Planting the Seeds: How School Climate P...
Students, administrators and board members came together on April 8th for an Intergenerational School Climate Policy Workshop, in which they shared success stories and best practices for advancing climate policy in schools. All agreed that this work is critically important as a way to empower youth, combat disinformation, and make a meaningful difference on climate. […]
Youth Explore Their Climate Stories at I...
By Jacquie Linden, SGA Intern As Chicagoland is waking up from a mild winter, IOF youth gathered at the offices of the Illinois Environmental Council to welcome a few new faces, share our joys and fears about the environment with each other, and become more convincing climate communicators. Spinning our hopes or anxieties, like the […]
COP29 Youth Reflection: Kola Kolawole
COP29 is possibly the grandest and most extravagant thing I’ve ever been a part of. I have been able to travel across the globe to a magnificent city and not only meet new and inspiring people, but make connections that can move my life in a way I’d never imagine. So, with that being said, […]
COP29 Reflection: It’s About Activation
By IOF Program Manager, Rachel Rosner ACTIVATION. This is the reason that Seven Generations Ahead has brought high school students to the United Nations Climate Summit for the past 5 years. The experience invariably affirms and builds on the students’ identities as climate advocates and activists. We know this because we keep in touch with […]
COP29 Youth Dispatch: Chloe Zhu
My last day at COP29 was truly a perfect end to this once in a lifetime experience. Though it sometimes takes an hour to reach the venue, our last shuttle ride to the Baku Olympic Stadium felt bittersweet. I started my day in Side Event Room 1 for the daily Women’s Constituency Meeting, and it […]
COP29 Roundup: Day 6
By Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations Ahead November 16, 2024 Petro COPs Last night at an off-site venue (Landmark Hotel) in Azerbaijan, The Climate Reality Project hosted a panel led by Al Gore, which discussed many topics including the questioning of decisions by the UN to host for the third year in a row its COP […]
COP29 Youth Dispatch: Poppy Booth
I am writing this midway through my third day at COP29. It has been an amazing experience and I have learned so much. As a spokesperson for the children and youth pavilion, I have attended many events there and met fellow youths who work in climate around the world. Yesterday, I went to a presentation […]
COP29 Roundup: Day 5
By Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations Ahead November 15, 2024 Inflation Reduction Act and Its Impact Abroad The largest and most significant climate legislation ever passed by the US government – the Inflation Reduction Act – has been creating manufacturing and deployment jobs (EV batteries, electrolizers, heat pumps, solar components, etc.) in unprecedented fashion in the […]
COP29 Roundup: Day 4
By Gary Cuneen, Seven Generations Ahead November 14, 2024 Island Nations Island Nations along with poor developing nations have the most to lose from the impacts of climate change. Several presidents of Island nations (including Barbados, Tonga, Maldives, Bahamas, Cook Island, Granada, Marshall Islands) met yesterday in a summit to put forth their plea for […]