Climate Change
16 pieces
Defeating Trumpism #1 Goal in Endorsing Bloomberg, Romney
New York, N.Y. The impeached Donald J. Trump is the most dangerous man in American history, dragging our Republic towards a Fascist State. The Obama Administration, like…
2019 "Luce 24 Under 24" Recipients Awarded in New York City
New York, N.Y. More than one hundred people celebrated the unveiling of the first cohort of "Luce 24 Under 24" at The China Institute on July 24, which coincidentally was…
From Cornell: Why Young Global Leadership Today is So Critical
By Kumar Nandanampati, 2019 Luce 24 Under 24 Award Recipient Ithaca, N.Y. Young global leadership is so critical today because young leaders are uniquely positioned to un…
Nguyen to Coordinate J. Luce Foundation, Orphans International Stakeholders
New York, N.Y. As Orphans International Worldwide approaches its 20th anniversary, and the J. Luce Foundation it’s 10th anniversary, under the leadership of Jim Luce , th…
Reflections on Leadership from Marietta's McDonough Conference
Marietta College, Ohio. The J. Luce Foundation ( link ) is opening the Luce Leadership Centre at Caribbean Maritime University ( link ) in June, open to its 6,000 student…
U.N.: World Faces ‘Climate Apartheid’ with 120 Million More in Poverty
There is no shortage of alarm bells ringing over climate change – UN expert New York, N.Y. Climate change “threatens to undo the last 50 years” of development, global hea…
Young Global Leadership Needed to Combat Threat of Climate Change
By Adam Shlomi, 2019 Luce 24 Under 24 Award Recipient Washington, D.C. As the world begins to face the realities of climate change, which is a global threat to our way of…
‘Great Green Wall’ Initiative to Combat Climate Change in Africa
New York, N.Y. At the United Nations Climate Conference ( COP 22 ) under way in Marrakech, the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) participated in the launch of a g…
Adopting Climate-Smart Practices to Help Poverty Reduction
New York,N.Y. The rapid transformation of farming and food systems to cope with a warmer world, such as adopting climate-smart practices, particularly to curb greenhouse…
Ambassadors Awarded for Achievement in Global Goals
New York, N.Y. It’s a heady experience to be surrounded by world leaders, so it was a particular pleasure for me to attend a special celebration of the adoption of the ne…
Heads of State and Gov't to Attend Marrakech Climate Conference
New York, N.Y. Ten days after the entry into force of the landmark Paris Agreement , dozens of heads of State and Government are expected on Tuesday at the United Nations…
HuffPo Interview with Red Cross Secretary General in Geneva
New York, N.Y. Having witnessed the incredible work of the Red Cross in Aceh, Indonesia following the Tsunami of 2004 - and seeing for the first time Red Crescents in act…
TRASH: Ambassadors Awarded for Achievement in U.N. Global Goals
New York, N.Y. It’s definitely always a heady experience to be surrounded by world leaders, so it was a particular pleasure for me to attend a special celebration of the…
Children Will Bear the Brunt of Climate Change – UNICEF Report
New York, N.Y. More than half a billion children live in areas with extremely high flood occurrence and 160 million in high drought severity zones, leaving them highly ex…
Financial Analyst Agrees: Rising Global Temps Will Hurt Global GDP
New York, N.Y. A study just released by the science journal Nature makes the connection between the rise of global temperatures and the negative impact this has on GDP ar…
Where Have All The Glaciers Gone? Climate Change Theatre Action
Colin Waitt in Where Have All the Glaciers Gone? New York, N.Y. Friday evening I walked into a New York University building, shed my scarf, and took a seat in a small whi…