By Bethany Ao, GSS correspondent PARIS — Last week, I had the privilege of covering the COY11 conference north of Paris as a contributor for Global Student Square. The 11th Conference of Youth was a precursor to COP21, the climate change conference…
Le Bourget, PARIS — What the next generation can do to cool a warming planet was the focus of today's "Youth and Future Generations" day at the COP21 climate change summit in Paris. Dragon parades, bicycle-powered battery charging stations and art…
By Bethany Ao, GSS correspondent PARIS — The Conference of Youth ended Saturday with new ideas, hope, and renewed commitment to taking action against climate change. An estimated 5,000 participants from around the world — a global outpouring that included students from Columbia, Egypt,…
By Bethany Ao, GSS correspondent PARIS, Nov. 26 — COY11 attendees gathered today to discuss water infrastructure in developing countries, a crucial issue that is a key part of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. According to the UN World Water…
Video, tweet and photo by Bethany Ao, GSS correspondent PARIS — Earth Guardians is a self-described "tribe" of artists, activists and musicians advocating for environmental sustainability and climate change action. Guardians Jasmina Sikora and Jaiia Cerff gave an hour-long rap concert…
Reported by Bethany Ao, GSS correspondent Visualize Bali, and chances are you think of a serene, pristine environmental paradise. But students at Green School in Bali, Indonesia, came to the Conference of Youth today in Paris determined to tell a…
By Bethany Ao, GSS correspondent PARIS — Asher Jay's Twitter profile @AsherJayNYC defines her goal and her process — "Asher Jay creates to comment, conserve and contribute" as "a designer, artist, writer and activist" through art, design installations, film, and advertising. But…
By Bethany Ao, GSS correspondent PARIS — In the wake of terrorist attacks in this city less than two weeks ago that stunned the world and threatened to sideline a long-awaited summit on the environment, some 5,000 young people descended today on…
By Bethany Ao and Jonah Zigman, GSS correspondents PARIS — As the world responds to last Friday’s terror attacks in Paris, Paris itself seems determined to go forward with the epic climate change conference known as COP21, beginning with a Conference of…
When it comes to visualizing change, infographics, logos, and editorial cartoons can be a push towards thinking outside the lines and finding solutions to problems — even one as big as erasing a footprint equal to 50 tons of carbon emissions.…