by Deborah Phelan | Apr 21, 2023 | Climate Change, Loss and Damage, Youth and Climate Change
The United Nations General Assembly voted last month to engage the International Court of Justice at The Hague in weighing in on the responsibility of high-emitting countries to engage in actions to address climate change. The resolution was sponsored by Vanuatu, one...
by Deborah Phelan | Oct 1, 2019 | 2050, Youth, Youth and Climate Change
Fueled by the passion of Youth4Climate, some 4 million people joined the October 20 Global Climate Strike. And just like that, youth took on the mantle of leadership of the climate crisis. Shouting truth to power, they demanded action to ameliorate the consequences of...
by Deborah Phelan | Sep 30, 2019 | 2050, Children, Climate Change, Youth, Youth and Climate Change, Youth Climate Change
An estimated 4 million people, inspired by an emboldened youth climate movement, participated in the September 20 Global Climate Strike. “Right now we are the ones who are making a difference. If no one else will take action, then we will,” said 16-year-old Swede...
by Deborah Phelan | Jun 12, 2018 | 2050, Climate Change, TIme Capsule, Water, Youth and Climate Change
The reason they make sounds at all is basically because glaciers contain bubbles, which make sounds. We mentioned that a glacier is a big body of ice, and the number of bubbles in one is just enormous—there are billions of bubbles inside. In contrast, when you have an...
by Deborah Phelan | Jun 8, 2018 | Climate Change, Global Goals, TIme Capsule, UN SDGs, Water, Youth and Climate Change
Groups of plankton, jellyfish, turtles, and seabirds are migrating toward the north and south poles by as much as 10 degrees latitude. Fish stocks are down in some areas, and the future of some tropical fisheries may be in danger. Rainfall patterns globally are out of...
by Deborah Phelan | May 31, 2018 | 2050, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Food Security, TIme Capsule, Youth and Climate Change
I was reached out to by a young Indigenous leader who wanted to meet with me. We did so, and we had a deep and substantive talk for several hours. The one thing that has stayed with me about that conversation was when we discussed what could be coming down the road as...
