In December 2023, Clearwater Board Member and Adirondack Council’s “Forever Adirondacks” Director, Aaron Mair attended the COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai. While at COP28, Mair’s goal was to advance “nature-based solutions”, including the United States pledge to protect 30% of its wilderness ecosystems by 2030. At COP28, Indigenous leaders, frontline communities, environmental NGOs, advocates, human rights organizations, and scientists called for the UN Conference of the Parties agreement to include a time-bound commitment to phase out fossil fuels, which was not included in the Agreed Text.
Join Aaron Mair and Clearwater’s Executive Director David Toman to hear Aaron’s reflections from COP28, and where collective efforts in the Hudson Valley should be focused moving forward.
About the speaker:
Aaron Mair is the Director of the Forever Adirondacks Program at the Adirondack Council and a member of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Board of Directors. Mair is formerly an epidemiological-spatial analyst with the New York State Department of Health. Aaron has been engaged in environmental activism for over three decades. He has served for over 25 years as a Sierra Club volunteer leader, where he has worked diligently for environmental justice.
This webinar is part of Clearwater’s Winter Virtual Learning Series – a three-event series of thought-provoking educational virtual talks and presentations about issues directly affecting the Hudson River Valley and its communities in February 2024. Each virtual session is free and has a $25 suggested donation for those who would like to support Clearwater’s educational programming.