Aashna Shah

Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, and with each day, the stakes grow higher. Climate change isn’t just about rising temperatures, and droughts, it’s about the policies that we choose to implement to protect our planet and ensure a better future for everyone. The Green New Deal was one of the most ambitious climate proposals and today, I am going to be unpacking it.  Introduced to the US congress in 2019, it aimed to address the climate crisis while...

One of the most discussed strategies for climate change is carbon pricing – a tool designed to put a price on emissions. But is it enough to solve the climate crisis, or just a small step? Carbon pricing is an economic approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It comes in 2 main forms. The first is carbon taxes, where governments impose a fee on each ton of carbon dioxide emitted. For example, if burning coal becomes expensive due to carbon tax, businesses may switch to renewable energy...

Wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent, and destructive, and the recent wildfires in Los Angeles serve as an important reminder of this growing crisis. While wildfires are not a new thing, their increasing severity is directly tied to climate change.Today , I am going to be diving into the connection between wildfires and climate change and explore what we can do to address this urgent issue. How Climate Change Fuels Wildfires Climate change creates the perfect conditions for wildfires...