Posts by Joanne Jordan | Independent Research Consultant

Though separated by an ocean and a language, we share a desire to do what is best for our citizens and our planet. That means putting aside parochial politics and embracing the global challenge of fighting climate change. In doing so, we can create a cleaner, healthier, more prosperous world for Parisians, Pittsburghers and everyone…

In November, I traveled to Bonn to represent the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC) at the United Nations climate negotiations “COP 23”. To provide context, these annual COP conferences are where leaders discuss how each nation and its citizens will work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow the effects of climate…

It was an inspiring couple of weeks representing Point Blue Conservation Science for its first time as an official UN observer organization at the 2017 global climate meeting in Bonn, Germany in November.  Delegates from every country in the world gathered for COP23, the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on…

Greetings from Bonn, Germany where I’m attending my first United Nations climate conference. I’m a kid in a candy store. There are dozens of talks taking place at every hour. Check-out the UNFCCC app, Negotiator – it shows an incredible buffet of climate information. COP23 is big. Walking the length of the grounds takes 50 minutes. I…