Impact Blog

Impact Team member Andrew Barnett attended the 2021 COP26 Conference in Glasgow on behalf of Common Energy and has shared his experience and insights from his time there.

“The Impact Team was founded in a few zoom calls in mid-April 2020, the height of the pandemic in NYC and of youth unemployment.” Maya Whalen-Kipp, Director of the Impact Team

As we embark on Black History Month, we do so in celebration, honor, and tribute to the work of Black organizers, educators, and climate activists who have fought for the liberation of the Black community.

For decades there has been debate about whether climate change is real, whether it is caused by humans, and what we should or shouldn’t do about it.

Common Energy’s Impact Team brings a diverse group of young people together to speak on behalf of the planet.

Solar power was responsible for over 2% of the world’s energy usage in 2018 and is the fastest-growing renewable energy source available today.

Individual decisions that we take matter. Whether it is divesting from fossil fuels or eating less meat, our individual choices become important drivers for mitigating climate change and pressuring governments to enact more climate-friendly policies.

In the development of our Youth Advocacy Program, Common Energy’s CEO Richard Kieser asked his Youth Council, “How can we give more?”