The 24-year-old from Uganda has emerged as a leading voice of young people agitating for climate action.
Tag: Global Warming
At COP26, Youth Want Action, Accountability as Protesters Rally
For many, the climate conference has inspired mixed emotions: concern that their voices were not really being listened to, but also hope that their presence would help drive change.
A Nuclear-Powered Shower? Russia Tests a Climate Innovation.
A remote Siberian town now has its own miniature nuclear plant as a Russian state company tests a new model for residential heating. Some see it as a tool to minimize climate change.
Effort to Reframe Climate Change as a Health Crisis Gains Steam
Research has increasingly shown that warming is taking a deadly toll on human health. At the global climate summit in Glasgow, the issue has gained new prominence.
Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles tests positive for the virus.
Mr. Garcetti’s office said the mayor, who is in Scotland for a conference on climate change, was feeling good and had been fully vaccinated.
Climate Change Threatens Wine, and a Way of Life, in Jura
Extreme weather has ruined grape crops throughout this small French region known for natural wine. “If it continues like this, how will we continue to make Jura wine? I really don’t know,” said one winegrower.
18 Countries to Phase Out Coal, According to Leaked Document
The countries, banks and other organizations that make up a new coalition will commit to ending all investment in new coal power generation domestically and internationally.
Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles tests positive for the virus.
Mr. Garcetti’s office said the mayor, who is in Scotland for a conference on climate change, was feeling good and had been fully vaccinated.
At COP26, Gore Says Satellite Emissions Monitoring Helps Climate-Change Fight
Real-time checks on where greenhouse gases are being produced may prove a powerful weapon in the fight to cool the earth.
European Steel Plan Shows Biden’s Bid to Merge Climate and Trade Policy
A potential agreement on steel trade provides the clearest look yet at how the Biden administration plans to implement a trade policy that is both protectionist and progressive