Abigail Borah

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Abigail Borah is an American environmental activist who interrupted Todd Stern at the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference [1] [2] and who co-founded Race to Replace Vermont Yankee.

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Early life and education

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Middlebury College

Borah grew up near Princeton and attended Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. [3]

Borah studied at Middlebury College, [1] where she majored in Conservation Biology. [4] While studying, she joined SustainUS, which sent her to the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun (also known as COP-16). [3]

Activism and career

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Todd Stern at COP18 in Doha, 2012

In 2011, when she was 21 years old, [5] [6] Borah interrupted US negotiator Todd Stern at the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-17) in Durban [3] to say:

“I am speaking on behalf of the United States of America because my negotiators cannot. I am scared for my future. 2020 is too late to wait.” [1] [7]

Borah received applause from the audience [8] [6] and had her credentials allowing her to attend the conference removed by guards. [5] Stern later conceded that he agreed with her points. [1] She was later dubbed the "Durban Climate Hero" by Climate Progress. [9]

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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant

Borah is the co-founder of Race to Replace Vermont Yankee, a campaign that aims to replace nuclear power in Vermont with clean energy. [10] [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 King, Ed (2015-11-13). "Stern discipline: The US climate envoy walking a fine line". Climate Home News. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. ↑ Audrey (2012-01-09). "Abigail Borah '13 Ejected from COP 17 for Disrupting Speech | MiddBlog". Middblog. Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  3. 1 2 3 Lemonick, Michael D. "Abigail Borah: COP-ping an Attitude on Climate Change". www.climatecentral.org. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  4. ↑ "Abigail Borah | The Senior Admissions Fellows Blog" . Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  5. 1 2 "Durban Climate Hero Abigail Borah: 'I Am Speaking On Behalf Of The USA Because My Negotiators Cannot'". 9 December 2011. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  6. 1 2 Broder, John M. (2011-12-08). "U.S. Climate Envoy Seems to Shift Stance on Timetable for New Talks". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  7. ↑ Roewe, Brian (2011-12-13). "Youth speak out in Durban: Get it done! (video)". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  8. ↑ Goodman, Amy (8 Dec 2011). ""I'm Scared For My Future": Student Disrupts Speech By US Climate Envoy Todd Stern in Durban". Democracy Now!.
  9. ↑ "Speaking Youth to Power". Commonwealth Club. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  10. ↑ Cohan, Ellen (2015-05-04). "Abigail Borah". Climate One. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  11. ↑ "Getting to know the Residential Sustainability Coordinators". The Middlebury Campus. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
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