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News: November 21, 2022
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…
News: November 16, 2022
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…
News: November 16, 2022
COP27 Youth Dispatch: For the People, not Power
Manolo Avalos, IOF Youth Delegate, with climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe. By Manolo Avalos, IOF Youth DelegateThere seems to be…
News: November 16, 2022
COP27 Final Dispatch: Recommitments and Reflections
The IOF crew gathering on their last night at COP27. By Gary CuneenPresident BidenThe It’s Our Future team was able…
News: November 11, 2022
COP27 November 11th Dispatch: Natural gas, oceans, and more
Leading climate activist and writer, Bill McKibben, at a protest outside COP. By Gary CuneenNatural Gas and Climate GoalsWith protests…
News: November 11, 2022
COP27 November 10th Dispatch: Challenges of Transparency and Reporting
By Gary CuneenI attended a high-level session with the ministers and managers of various countries on ghg emissions tracking and…
News: November 8, 2022
COP27 November 8th Dispatch: Emergency Mode
By Gary CuneenUN Chief Antonio Guterres, in his opening remarks spoke in his usually strong tone of urgency, warning world…
News: November 7, 2022
COP27 Youth Dispatch: A Peek Into the Start of COP27
By Fatima Perez, IOF Youth DelegateAfter what felt like an eternal journey to arrive at Sharm El Sheikh, we eagerly…
News: November 7, 2022
COP27 November 7th Dispatch: Moving Past Pledges and Promises
By Gary CuneenCOP27 President and Foreign Minister of Egypt Sameh Shoukry in the COP27 opening plenary stated that nations must…
News: November 7, 2022
COP27 November 6th Dispatch: It’s Complicated
By Gary CuneenIt’s an odd experience being here in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt – a gorgeous coastal beach resort at the…
News: October 25, 2022
Meet our COP27 Delegates!
It's that time of year again! We're headed to this year's UN Climate Summit, COP27, in early November, and we're…
News: May 10, 2022
Youth Climate Activists Talk Suing the Government and Staying Hopeful
Drive less, support climate-conscious political candidates, and… sue the U.S. government? That’s exactly what the climate activists featured in the…