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Abigail Borah is an American environmental activist who interrupted
Borah grew up near
Borah is the co-founder of ''Race to Replace Vermont Yankee'', a campaign that aims to replace nuclear power in Vermont with clean energy.
YouTube video (via Democracy Now!) of Borah at COP-17
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borah, Abigail 1990 births Middlebury College alumni Founders of charities People from Princeton, New Jersey American environmentalists American women environmentalists Living people Youth climate activists
Todd Stern
Todd D. Stern (born May 4, 1951) was the United States Special Envoy for Climate Change, and was the United States' chief negotiator at the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
Education
Stern graduated from Dartmouth College in 1973, and earned a J.D. a ...
at the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference and who co-founded ''Race to Replace Vermont Yankee''.
Early life and education
Borah grew up near Princeton
Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
and attended Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart.
Borah studied at Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont. Founded in 1800 by Congregationalists, Middlebury was the first operating college or university in Vermont. The college currently enrolls 2,858 undergraduates from all ...
where she majored in Conservation Biology. While studying, she joined SustainUS, who sent her to the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun (also known as COP-16.)
Activism and career
In 2011, when she was 21 years old, Borah interrupted US negotiatorTodd Stern
Todd D. Stern (born May 4, 1951) was the United States Special Envoy for Climate Change, and was the United States' chief negotiator at the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
Education
Stern graduated from Dartmouth College in 1973, and earned a J.D. a ...
at the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-17) in Durban
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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.”Borah was met with applause from the audience and had her credentials allowing her to attend the conference removed by guards. Stern later conceded that he agreed with her points. She was later dubbed as the "Durban Climate Hero" by Climate Progress.
Borah is the co-founder of ''Race to Replace Vermont Yankee'', a campaign that aims to replace nuclear power in Vermont with clean energy.
See also
* Emily Cunningham *Julia Butterfly Hill
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* Nicole Hernandez Hammer
References
External links
YouTube video (via Democracy Now!) of Borah at COP-17
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borah, Abigail 1990 births Middlebury College alumni Founders of charities People from Princeton, New Jersey American environmentalists American women environmentalists Living people Youth climate activists