Entries tagged with 'Copenhagen'
From Copenhagen to Mexico City: Building on (Partial) Success
Read more of our blog posts from and about COP 15 here.The verdict is in, and the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen was...a partial success. While some are bashing Copenhagen (and the whole UN process for addressing climate change) as...
Faith Voices from Copenhagen
Today is the final day of the UN Climate Change Conference, and there are many lessons to be learned from the event - the difficulty of international negotiations, the complexity of the climate challenge, and the deep engagement of young...
Mr. Obama Goes to Copenhagen
Tomorrow morning, President Obama will arrive in Copenhagen determined to lead the way to an international deal to confront the environmental, economic, and public health challenge of climate change. He, and the hundred or so other heads of state convening...
Hannukah lights in Copenhagen
Sybil Sanchez is the director of the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL), one of the leading Jewish environmental organizations in the United States. This piece originally appeared in the Washington Post "On Faith" series. Read more of...
Time for Leadership to Listen to the People
Dr. Mirele B. Goldsmith is a sustainability consultant, a long-time Jewish environmental activist, and a board member for Hazon and the American Friends of the Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership. Dr. Goldsmith will attend the United Nations Climate...
A Great Miracle Happened Here: Addressing Climate Change While Protecting America's Poorest Families
Jennifer Kefer is Senior Climate Advisor at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), where she engages and educates a network of state groups about the need to include consumer relief in effective climate legislation. Jennifer previously served as...
Green Press Round-Up
With the UN Climate Change Conference underway in Copenhagen, the Environmental Protection Agency endangerment finding on greenhouse gas emissions, and the outline of a new Senate climate bill all happening this week, there is plenty of exciting news on the...
Update: Live from Copenhagen!
The Copenhagen talks are well underway, and we are excited to bring you a live update from the conference next Tuesday, December 15, at 3:30 p.m. EST. We hope you will join us to hear from David Waskow, Climate Change...
Copenhagen 1943 and Copenhagen UN 2009
Rabbi Warren Stone is co-chair of the National Religious Coalition on Creation Care and founding chair of the Central Conference of American Rabbis' Committee on the Environment. Rabbi Warren Stone serves as rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Kensington, Maryland. He...
The Equation for a Healthier Planet
Megan Elsayed is the Social Action Vice President of the NFTY Northwest Region. Learn more about NFTY's activities, and read more of our blog posts from and about COP 15 here.What a fantastic first step! By involving youth, crossing generational...
Expectations Rising at Copenhagen
Arjun Mody is Assistant Director, Government Relations at ONE. He previously worked in the U.S. Senate as a senior foreign policy, energy, and environment counsel, and in the Executive Office of the President as a Presidential Management Fellow. You can...
Copenhagen - The Moment is Now
Read more of our blog posts from and about COP 15 here.It's hard to believe that such a historic day for the global movement for a sustainable future is finally here! Today, leaders from nearly 200 nations gather in Copenhagen,...
If Not Now When? Jewish Community Calls for Climate Action
In just three days, hundreds of world leaders will gather in Copenhagen for the UN Climate Change Conference, a critical moment in the global fight for a sustainable, clean energy future. The North American Jewish community is proud to be...
Essential Preparations for Copenhagen - Offsetting My Carbon Emissions
Dr. Mirele B. Goldsmith is a sustainability consultant, a long-time Jewish environmental activist, and a board member for Hazon and the American Friends of the Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership. Dr. Goldsmith will attend the United Nations Climate...
Building on the Environmental Momentum Following COP15
Rabbi Warren Stone serves as rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Kensington, Maryland. He is representing the Reform Jewish Movement at the Copenhagen Climate Talks. This post originally appeared on the Earth Day Network Blog and is reprinted with permission....
A Greener Holiday Season
Read more of our blog posts from and about the Copenhagen Climate Talks here. One week ago, as people across the United States were preparing to enjoy a relaxing Thanksgiving, the White House was making news with an encouraging...
Reform Representation at Copenhagen UN's COP 15
Rabbi Warren Stone serves as rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Kensington, Maryland. Nationally known for his leadership on religion and the environment, Rabbi Stone is co-chair of the National Religious Coalition on Creation Care and founding chair of the Central...
In Pursuit of Climate Justice
"Tzedek, tzedek, tirdoff" - justice, justice shall you pursue. It's one of the most commonly cited phrases in Jewish social justice work; a fundamental commandment to seek a fairer, more equal world, and to do so by fair and equal...
Momentum Builds for Climate Action
Last weekend, tens of thousands of people in 181 countries came together for the "350.org International Day of Climate Action," a global wake-up call on climate change. In over 5,000 events worldwide, people of all ages joined the movement to...
Reaching the Tipping Point on Climate Change
Dr. Mirele B. Goldsmith is a sustainability consultant, a long-time Jewish environmental activist, and a board member for Hazon and the American Friends of the Heschel Center for Environmental Learning and Leadership. Dr. Goldsmith will attend the United Nations Climate...
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