The White House’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement reinforces higher education’s sense of urgency and unity to rapidly scale solutions, train the new workforce for a green economy, and continue to act as stewards of our nation’s students and their future.
College of the Atlantic student Iris Fen Gillingham ’22 speaks on the impact of climate change in “Paris to Pittsburgh”, a new documentary presented by National Geographic.
Representatives of College of the Atlantic and numerous other international climate change groups gather with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York to mark the entry-into-force of the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change.
Members of climate justice group Earth in Brackets share their recent experiences at the United Nations Conference of the Parties during College of the Atlantic’s next Human Ecology Forum.
Angela Valenzuela ’17 and Augustin Martz ’17 use words, songs and videos to present their experiences composing and playing social justice music in Paris both before and during the COP21 international climate talks this winter.
Anjali Appadurai ’13 uses her panel position to question whether world leaders are holding true to their promise to listen to the voices of youth at COP21.
Mainers from a number of organizations including the Sierra Club and students from the College of the Atlantic join President Barack Obama and thousands of others in Paris for the 21st United Nations Conference of the Parties.
A group of 17 students travel to Paris, France, to participate in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, where key international climate agreements are on the table.