by Angel Hsu | Jun 30, 2025 | Climate, Conferences, Featured, Global Climate Action
At the 2025 TED Countdown Nairobi event, I had the opportunity to join the first Debatable event, where six activists, scientists, business and finance representatives took sides to debate the motion: “1.5 may be dead, but the goal should remain.” We were...
by Elena Abuin | Nov 11, 2024 | Climate, UNFCCC
This year, two students have been chosen to attend COP 29, the 29th Conference of the Parties. Organized annually by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Conference of Parties (COP) is the world’s most influential climate policy...
by Ella Feathers | Oct 31, 2024 | Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index, Urbanization
Photo by Marcin Jozwiak on Unsplash.com The Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL) launched our 2024 Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI) in September. For details on our updated key findings, read our latest blog. With our recent updates, the UESI now includes...
by Ella Feathers | Sep 20, 2023 | Press Release
September 20, Utrecht, Netherlands and Chapel Hill, North Carolina — In response to the UN Climate Ambition Summit’s call for greater climate ambition and action, a new analysis from the Data-Driven EnviroLab at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and...
by Ella Feathers | Mar 31, 2023 | Climate, Data, Featured, Policy
Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change formally approved and released the IPCC AR6 Synthesis report, the summary of latest climate science. It shows that while the stakes to reduce global warming are higher than ever, there are also more...