Insights by Kristen P. Patterson

September 6, 2022

Less hypocrisy and more investment: How COP27 can support African-led clean energy development

High-income countries can hardly expect African countries to forgo the use of their own natural resources without investment of US$70 billion a year to meet their renewable energy needs.

November 7, 2021

The link between girls’ rights and resilience to climate shocks

by Kristen P. Patterson and Carissa Patrone Maikuri

This article originally appeared on Race to Zero's website. Please read Drawdown Lift's latest brief—"Girls' Education and Family Planning"—for more information.

September 22, 2021

Indigenous Fijian girl walking on flooded land in Fiji

Linking human well-being and climate solutions

by Yusuf Jameel, Ph.D., Carissa Patrone Maikuri and Kristen P. Patterson

This article originally appeared on New Security Beat.

May 8, 2021

Person holding a sign that reads: There is No Planet B.

Linking reproductive rights and climate solutions

by Kristen P. Patterson

The time is ripe to include women’s reproductive rights as part of our climate solutions toolbox.

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