Global Environment and Energy in the 21^st Century

Global Environment and Energy in the 21st Century, or GEE-21, conducts research and educational activities dealing with climate change, energy, water, and environmental issues, and helps translate knowledge to action. GEE-21 focuses on the international climate change process, particularly on the policy, implementation, and science issues related to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP).

Founded in 1997 and based in Honolulu, Hawai’I,GEE-21 “ I(Toufiq Siddiqi) was convinced that Hawaii and the Pacific Island nations’ communities would benefit from having an internationally active, politically independent, locally based NGO to contribute to the state’s environmental challenges, knowledge, and policies.” 

In Hawaii, GEE-21 works with its Hawai‘i partners – the William S. Richardson School of Law, Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, UH Better Tomorrow Speaker Series, the State of Hawai‘i’s Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and others – to develop a strong and thoughtful workforce, effective policymaking capacity, and a citizenry fluent in the nuances of climate change leadership.

Globally, GEE-21 attends and supports participation in The Conference of the Parties (COP) at the annual meeting of The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). UNFCCC aims to combat climate change by stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system.

GEE-21 aims to send selected experts to global environmental events and invites them to share their perspective and knowledge with the local community.