Happy New Year’s Eve! Over the past two years, we’ve written periodically on the Paris Climate Accord — namely, what it is and the United States’ withdrawal from it. But what are states doing to uphold America’s commitments under the Paris Climate Accord? One course of...
This week the Trump administration formally notified the United Nations that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Agreement. A day later, a report with 11,000 scientist signatories warned of “untold suffering” if humanity fails to change course on climate change. Read our 3-Piece Primer...
The Global Climate Strikes that took place this month are the largest mass protests for action on climate change in history. Sparked by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, they included 2,500 events in 163 countries on all seven continents. An estimated 4 million people participated...
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a special report on global warming and its impact on the world. Here are five major takeaways: “Global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C [above pre-industrial levels] between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase...
Happy New Year’s Eve! What a year it has been! As 2017 draws to a quiet close, we look at our 2017 resolution, at world events, and at the people and experiences for which we’re most grateful. Also we take a look ahead to the...
The Trump administration released a Climate Science Special Report earlier this month. The report states that human activity is the primary cause of climate change and global warming. Called “the most comprehensive science report in the world” by climate scientists, it comes as the Trump...
Last month, the Remyndr blog posted a 3-Piece Primer to the Paris Agreement. In it, we discuss three key pieces of information: First, that the Paris Agreement includes participation from 197 Parties around the world. Second, that the Paris Agreement establishes a common framework by...