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By Daniella Lofstock ‘23
A new report from the United Nations’ climate research body has warned that the window to avoid climate collapse is “rapidly closing,” in what has been described as the organization’s direst warning yet.
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Middle School Contribution: By Noah Cytrynbaum ‘28
Recently re-elected Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been working hard to reverse years of illegal logging, farming, oil drilling and gold mining in the Amazon Basin, which has caused extreme damage to the rainforest’s biodiversity and carbon sinks and which has killed many of the indigenous Yanomami people. By Cayla McKay ‘25
The Biden administration recently approved petroleum giant ConocoPhillips’ “Willow Project,” a drilling project that has been in the works for decades but has faced heavy criticism and protests from climate activists and local indigenous nations. By Rachel Max ‘24
This past winter, California experienced record-breaking rain and snowfall, caused by what meteorologists are calling an ‘atmospheric river,’ coming after 23 years of intense drought, heatwaves and wildfires. By Oren Goldman ‘25
Teen activists from the Jewish Youth Climate Movement (JYCM) organized a climate protest targeting JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo over their financing of fossil fuels. By Maya Levine ‘25
During this year’s New Jersey Model Congress conference, several bills devoted to combating the climate crisis were shot down or passed in reduced versions, a concerning trend for climate change awareness among youth in New Jersey. By Matthew Simon ‘25
An activist was shot and killed by the Atlanta Police Department this January while protesting to save the ecologically-important and historic Weelaunee Forest from being cut down to make room for an Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, derided by activists as “Cop City.” By Shayne Cytrynbaum ‘25
Environmental activists have succeeded in pressuring many major banks and insurers to end support for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which they believe puts profits over the planet. By Nomi Harosh ‘25
In an effort to bring peace to the Middle East and curb the rise in antisemitism and islamophobia globally, one small but renowned organization in Israel is banking on sustainable agriculture as a solution. By Rachel Max ‘24
The Jewish Youth Climate Movement (JYCM) attended this year’s Conference of the Parties (COP), the world’s largest and most influential climate summit, in November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Hosted by the UN, COPs are open to both political leaders and the public. |
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