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Rachel Ramirez
Climate Writer, CNN
Rachel Ramirez is a climate writer for CNN, covering climate change, extreme weather, clean energy and environmental justice. She focuses on breaking news, trending stories and narratives that help readers understand how the climate crisis affects all aspects of life. Prior to this, Ramirez was a freelance writer for Vox, HuffPost, The Guardian and Grist, among other publications. She is the co-founder of the Pacific Islander task force and co-director of the young professionals network at the Asian American Journalists Association.
Previously
![Morning Plenary](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/7ffc06f5-6eb8-43e6-95a7-f6a5f35b50c5/53583708572_5f6331b3ff_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C8245%2C4640&w=400)
Futurific Studios’ Kathryn Murdoch and Ari Wallach preview their new PBS docuseries, a government leader turned entrepreneur shares her plastic pollution idea, environmental j...
![Taking Out the Trash: Solutions to Plastic Pollution](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/688f5036-2ac9-4d32-866a-650a04c9cd77/53582517256_f7b53d98a3_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=245%2C490%2C4125%2C2325&w=400)
To achieve the United Nations’ goal of reducing plastic pollution by 80% by 2040, the world needs to collaborate on an unprecedented scale. This session will explore some of t...