by Deborah Phelan | Mar 1, 2017 | Climate Change, Climate Justice, Global Goals, Ideas, UN SDGs, Youth and Climate Change
Reporting both live and virtually from Bonn, Germany, The Global Festival of Ideas launched its three day revolutionary “playable conference” today with word that it’s not too late for you to chime in. The “Playable Conference” is mixing...
by Deborah Phelan | Feb 19, 2017 | Climate Change, COP21
As signatories to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement anticipate the announcement that the United States is withdrawing its support for the historic document, climate activist organizations are launching a grassroots campaign to pressure their elected representatives to...
by Deborah Phelan | Feb 16, 2017 | Climate Change, Drought, Food Security, Global Goals, Hunger
The same region in the Horn of Africa which experienced severe famine back in 2011 is once again devastated by a record breaking drought, which threatens to undermine success gained in helping communities cope with the ravages of extreme weather and climate change....
by Deborah Phelan | Jan 27, 2017 | Climate Change
2050kids has partnered with the coalition of climate activists associated with the huge 2014 NYC People’s Climate March to promote and support the April 29 Washington, D.C. People’s Climate March. The event will be held in conjunction with other climate marches across...
by Deborah Phelan | Dec 27, 2016 | Climate Change, Climate Justice, Disaster Risk Reduction, DRR, Food Security, Global Goals, Global Health, Hunger, UN SDGs
End extreme poverty. Fight inequality and injustice. Fix climate change. In just 17 steps. Over the course of 15 years. Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is 17 aspirational “Global Goals,” which are also referred to as the 17...
by Deborah Phelan | Sep 20, 2016 | biochar, Climate Change, Cookstoves, Real Life Story, Youth, Youth and Climate Change
Boy Scouts from Elk Grove Troop 118 convened at Elk Grove Regional Park Sunday to test drive six Climate Rescue Can Cookstoves they constructed as part of 2050kids Cookstove Challenge. The scouts reported construction times which ranged from two to six and a half...
