Jackie Greger

Climate change is a challenge I’m passionate about that is both global and local. I have seen this play out in my own life as I grew up at the Jersey Shore very rooted to the environment and bay there where my family has lived for generations; When Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012 the superstorm devastated my local community, and at the time I didn’t know it was a climate event. This realization occurred to me in my Environmental Connections Intro at Dickinson, and since then I have become more and more involved in sustainability efforts on and off campus and at home. I have been to several youth climate strikes which have been very impactful to me as climate change directly threatens the future of mine and next generations. Furthermore, this is a global issue that will impact the world in disproportionate locations and hit already vulnerable populations the hardest, while most emissions and pollution are from wealthy countries in the global north. This aspect of climate equity and environmental justice is another inextricable issue that comes along with climate change that I am passionate about and must be addressed.