
Going Green at School with Go Green Illinois
The latest Go Green Illinois meeting was on all things green schools, and SGA’s Becky Brodsky was there to talk zero waste schools with dozens

COP27 Reflection: The Importance of Joy in the Climate Crisis
COP27 youth delegate and Chicago Public School teacher, Greta Kringle (left) and IOF program consultant Rachel Rosner (right) finding a joyful moment at COP. By

COP27 Youth Dispatch: Change is Hard. Change is Slow. Change is Personal.
By Emmet Ebels Duggan, IOF Youth Delegate For those that attended the livestream, I confess that this dispatch is very similar to what I presented.

COP27 Youth Dispatch: For the People, not Power
Manolo Avalos, IOF Youth Delegate, with climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe. By Manolo Avalos, IOF Youth Delegate There seems to be this excitement in the

COP27 Final Dispatch: Recommitments and Reflections
The IOF crew gathering on their last night at COP27. By Gary Cuneen President Biden The It’s Our Future team was able to listen to

COP27 November 11th Dispatch: Natural gas, oceans, and more
Leading climate activist and writer, Bill McKibben, at a protest outside COP. By Gary Cuneen Natural Gas and Climate Goals With protests chanting loudly in

COP27 November 10th Dispatch: Challenges of Transparency and Reporting
By Gary Cuneen I attended a high-level session with the ministers and managers of various countries on ghg emissions tracking and reporting (European Union, African

COP27 Youth Dispatch: The Drive to Serve Nature
By Antonio Padilla, IOF Youth Delegate During the beginning of this adventure, I was running wild with eagerness, a spirit which hasn’t died down with

COP27 November 9th Dispatch: Just Transition and Finance
By Gary Cuneen Just Transition In the opening round table on just transition there was agreement on what just transition means moving forward, including interventions

COP27 Youth Dispatch: One Family, One Humanity
Victoria Evans introduces audience members in the Children & Youth Pavilion to IOF and Seven Generations Ahead By Victoria Evans, IOF Youth Delegate Between the

COP27 November 8th Dispatch: Emergency Mode
By Gary Cuneen UN Chief Antonio Guterres, in his opening remarks spoke in his usually strong tone of urgency, warning world leaders that humanity has

COP27 Youth Dispatch: A Peek Into the Start of COP27
By Fatima Perez, IOF Youth Delegate After what felt like an eternal journey to arrive at Sharm El Sheikh, we eagerly checked into our hotel
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