Launched last spring, “Politics of the Environment and Climate Change” contends with climate change as a fundamentally political problem, challenging students to navigate obstacles and opportunities for effective policymaking at all levels of government.
Co-organized by several Harvard College environmental groups, an event on Nov. 16 will highlight stories of the impact of climate change in seven students’ communities. Organizers aim to highlight stories of students who are taking part in the fight against climate change.
A Q&A with Luiz Eloy Terena, a Brazilian Indigenous lawyer and a land-rights activist who took part in a panel on the effects of illegal gold mining in the Amazon on public health, the environment, and Indigenous rights.