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Daria Farman-Farmaian: Climate changes Everything

Climate change is arguably the biggest threat of the 21st century. This column looks at the social, political, and economic consequences of climate change in the US and abroad. It will explore who is most affected, why, and what changes must be made. 

Blue gold: The effects of bottling tap water
Blue gold: The effects of bottling tap water

Biden’s infrastructure plan outlines a total of $111 billion for water infrastructure, but America needs a cultural shift in our plastic water bottle consumption to enable equal access to clean drinking water.

— Daria Farman-Farmaian

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EnvironmentCarly KabotApril 12, 2021Daria Farman-Farmaian
Gender inclusion: a climate solution
Gender inclusion: a climate solution

At home and abroad, women are disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. To combat climate change effectively, leaders must make gender equality a priority in climate policy.

— Daria Farman-Farmaian

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Carly KabotMarch 12, 2021
Climate disaster: our next steps after Texas
Climate disaster: our next steps after Texas

The storm that uprooted my grandma’s life left millions of other Texans without electricity, power, heat and water. There have been hundreds of reported cases of carbon monoxide poisoning as people use generators for heat. People have lost their lives and their homes.

— Daria Farman-Farmaian

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Texas, Environment, Climate Change, Green New DealSrishti KhemkaFebruary 23, 2021Daria Farman-Farmaian, AY 2020-2021
Biden’s climate plan: the solution to a pandemic and long-term crisis
Biden’s climate plan: the solution to a pandemic and long-term crisis

In order to create a stronger economy, foster more resilient American communities, and stop the most devastating effects of global warming, Biden must remain ambitious with his climate plan.

— Daria Faman-Farmaian

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Environment, Joe Biden, EconomySrishti KhemkaFebruary 8, 2021Daria Farman-Farmaian, AY 2020-2021
Conservatives, conservation, and the court: it won’t work
Conservatives, conservation, and the court: it won’t work

Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation is bad news for environmental legislation at a moment when it’s needed most. Her perceived neutrality dangerously undermines climate change as a scientific fact,

— Daria Farman-Farmaian

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Carly KabotDecember 8, 2020
Biden won. What does this mean for our planet?
Biden won. What does this mean for our planet?

Biden strives to re-establish the U.S. as a climate leader — a task which will require international and domestic cooperation. The U.S. must to restore credibility abroad in order to effectively combat the crisis alongside other nations. — Daria Farman-Farmaian

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December 3, 2020Daria Farman-Farmaian, Joe Bide, John Kerry, Climate Change
The paradox of travel: Learning to love the earth while destroying it
The paradox of travel: Learning to love the earth while destroying it

Traveling taught me to love this world, to want to protect. Yet, in exploring and learning, I know I am destroying what I want to save.

— Daria Farman-Farmaian:

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Carly KabotNovember 13, 2020
What we can learn from the Great Green Wall
What we can learn from the Great Green Wall

The international community should look to the Great Green Wall project as an example of cooperation between countries to fight against a common enemy: climate change — Daria Farman-Farmaian

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October 30, 2020
Climate change, politics, and a conversation with my grandma
Climate change, politics, and a conversation with my grandma

Everyone is touched by climate change one way or another, yet it is still the elephant in the room that nobody want's to talk about.

— Daria Farman-Farmaian

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October 20, 2020
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