Tag: Grandchildren
Our Kids Are Starting a Climate Revolution. Let’s Join Them Before It’s Too Late
The September 20 to 27 worldwide climate week is a dream-come-true, a fairytale of sorts, a week which is tailor-made for climate activists. Just...
Helping Kids Prepare For A Climate Constrained Future
I have four grandkids ranging in age between 9 and 14 years old. I often think about what their future will be like. Many...
Parents In The Age of Climate Change
“Climate change offers a unique parenting challenge: a steadily-rolling disaster to which we all contribute, punctuated by periodic events and mounting scientific evidence. It...
Climate Action: It’s Time To Switch to Cathedral Mode
Let's imagine for a few chilling moments that our house is on fire. That our house is being destroyed, falling apart in front of...
Can Students Save Humanity When We Adults Could Not
For decades now, adult activists, adult environmentalists and adult scientists have been trying to move climate change to the top of the world agenda....
Student Climate Strikes Going Global On March 15
For decades now, adult activists and adult environmentalists and adult scientists have been trying to move climate change to the top of the world...
What Gives Me Climate Hope For 2019
What gives me climate hope for 2019 is the emergence of youth and women in the climate movement. They bring passion and emotional power to the forefront.
Strike For Climate: Fridays For A Future
I've been a climate activist for over a decade now. I often ask myself if I'm having any impact at all in the fight...
Climate Emergency Response Must Follow Emergency Debate
The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has released its most frightful and alarming report yet -- Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC....
Small Families – The Low-Hanging Fruit of Climate Solutions
We are pleased to welcome Kirsten Stade as a contributor to Below2C. She is an environmental activist, writer and organizer for a US-based nonprofit. In...