COP, California-Style
From CEOs to street artists, U.N. bigwigs to fired-up anarchists: It seems like everyone is at California’s major climate conference. Grist is, too (along with our pals over at Mother Jones). Follow along as we report from inside and outside of the Global Climate Action Summit, the latest last-ditch effort to bring the world together on climate change.
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One of the populations most vulnerable to climate change is locked up in the path of Hurricane Florence
At the Global Climate Action Summit, advocates speak up for inmates facing Hurricane Florence
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Tons of promises were made at Jerry Brown’s climate summit, but only one requires rockets
So many big promises, but will they be kept?
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Hospitals take aim at ‘the greatest health threat of the 21st century’
Health systems comprising more than 17,000 facilities worldwide are pledging to slash their carbon emissions
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A concept you learned in middle school math could save us from climate disaster
Keeping the planet at a low simmer will require massive change. Here's some good news.
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Jerry Brown has positioned himself as a climate change hero. Not everyone agrees.
Especially protesters at the Global Climate Action Summit.
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Climate summit protesters want to save the world without screwing over people
Stopping climate change isn’t enough, if vulnerable communities are left behind, say activists protesting the San Francisco gathering.
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The U.N.’s watchdog on indigenous rights has her eye on climate change initiatives
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz talks about the opportunities and risks that need to be navigated in the transition towards a fossil fuel-free future.
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China and California want to trump Trump on climate. But can they act fast enough?
At the Global Climate Action Summit, officials from China and California pledged to work together to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
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To stop climate change, the world needs more ‘artivists’
Artists who use their work to effect change can energize their peers against polluters (and policymakers who protect them).
