COP27: What Happened in Week Two?

Nov 21, 2022 | All Posts, COP27

This historic achievement, however, has been overshadowed by the failure of the final agreement to include the “phase-out of fossil fuels”, where it instead calls for the “phasedown of unabated coal power and phase-out of inefficient fossil fuel...

Midterms: The Red Wave Hits A Blue Wall

Nov 20, 2022 | All Posts, North America

Voter turnout and motivation This year’s midterms saw a record number of early votes cast, continuing the trend of increasing numbers in early voting since the early 2000s [7, 8]. In terms of  demographics,  early voting is higher for Democrats and...

COP27: What Happened in Week One?

Nov 14, 2022 | COP27

More than 100 world leaders (only seven of whom were women) and over 45,000 individuals from 196 countries made their way to Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27). The conference began on November 7th, with the Secretary General of the UN,...

PRE COP27 ANALYSIS: Taking steps towards a resilient agri-food system for people and climate

Nov 4, 2022 | COP27

by Nikola Baumschlager Food and agriculture (Agrifood) should be addressed with urgency at COP27.  The good news is that food will likely play a vital role this COP27, as for the first time ever, there will be a food pavilion which puts agrifood topics on their...

PRE COP27 ANALYSIS: Taking steps towards a resilient agri-food system for people and climate

Nov 4, 2022 | COP27

Food and agriculture (Agrifood) should be addressed with urgency at COP27.  The good news is that food will likely play a vital role this COP27, as for the first time ever, there will be a food pavilion which puts agrifood topics on their agenda, showing how our...