Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Abby Thomas (she/her) is a second-year Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of Environment specializing in People, Equity, & the Environment. She is interested in exploring the intersection of climate justice and Afro-feminism to highlight the importance of centering gender equity in climate solutions. She hopes to use this as a catalyst to address climate justice issues across the African Diaspora that are deeply rooted in capitalism, colonialism, and heteropatriarchy. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Business Studies from New York University.