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50 Favorites: Youth Climate Activists Making an Impact

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15th Aug 2022




50 OF TODAYS MOST IMPACTFUL YOUNG CLIMATE ACTIVISTS

Inequitably affecting millions of people worldwide, the climate issue poses a grave threat to present and future generations. However, the perspectives of those who are most impacted by the climate crisis are frequently disregarded or muted. 

But these young activists refuse to remain quiet. They organised and competed in debates and interviews, they march, they work on solutions, and they are proving to be some of the most compelling and notable forces in climate change. 

These changemakers each have their own unique manner of using their voice, viewpoint, and skill set to call for real commitments and practical action from the rest of us. 

From Colombia to Australia to India, here are 50 young changemakers you need to know, listed alphabetically:

 

 

  1. Alexandria Villaseñor

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Age: 17 - American youth climate activist - Co-founder of U.S. Youth Climate Strike and the Founder of Earth Uprising

 

 

 

 

  1. Anuna De Wever

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Age: 21 -  Belgian youth climate activist -  Leading figure in the School strike for the climate movement in Belgium

 

 

 

 

  1. Aryaana Khan

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Age: 20 - New York youth climate organizer - Youth Fundraising Advisory Board (YFAB) and a Senior Fellow at ACE 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Autumn Peltier

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Age: 17 - Anishinaabe Indigenous rights advocate from the Wiikwemkoong First Nation on Manitoulin Island, Ontario - Chief Water Commissioner for the Aniishnabek Nation 

 

 

 

 

  1. Azmal Hossan

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Age: 29 - Research and Development Associate at Center for Environmental Justice, Colorado State University -  PhD student of Sociology and National Research

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Brianna Fruean

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Age: 24 - Activist and Environmental advocate for Samoa - Youngest ever winner of the Commonwealth Youth Award (at 16 years old) for her role in uplifting the voices of young Pacific people in the climate justice movement

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Daniel Koto Dagnon

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Age: 22 - Hydrologist and junior consultant in water and climate change in Benin -  Creator of Green Amazones program that addresses the needs and requests of women leaders and girls in Benin and empowers them to take climate action

 

 

 

 

  1. David Wicker

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Age: 17 -  Climate activist from Northern Italy - Organiser of Fridays for Future Italia

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti

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Age: 27 - Kenyan environment and climate activist - Founder of the Green Generation Initiative, which nurtures young people to love nature and be environmentally conscious at a young age

 

 

 

 

    10 & 11. Ella and Caitlin McEwan 

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Age: 10 and 8, sisters - Environment Activists - won the Future Leaders award for their campaign to reduce the amount of plastic in kids’ meals. 

 

 

 

 

  1. Eyal Weintraub

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Age: 20 - Argentian youth climate activist - youth climate ambassador at Talk2U and international relations student at UNSAM.

 

 

 

 

  1. Francisco Javier Vera Manzanares

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Age: 13 - Colombian climate activist - founded the environmental movement “Guardianes por la vida” (Guardians for Life), a platform that brings together more than 500 children in Colombia. They aim to encourage leadership and promote environmental awareness. 

 

 

 

 

  1. Greta Thunberg

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Age: 19 - Swedish environmental activist - Founded the movement known as Fridays for Future (also called School Strike for Climate).

 

 

 

 

  1. Haven Coleman

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Age: 16 -  American climate and environmental activist - Co-founder and co-executive director of U.S. Youth Climate Strike - with youth activists Alexandria Villaseñor 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Holly Gillibrand

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Age: 15 - Scottish environmental activist - Organizer for Fridays for Future Scotland

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Immy Lucas

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Age: 30 - British environmentalist - Sustainable, low impact, vegan social media influencer @sustainably_vegan

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Isra Hirsi

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 Age: 19 - American environmental activist - Co-founder and served as the Co-Executive Director of the U.S. Youth Climate Strike

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Jamie Margolin

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Age: 20 -  American climate justice activist - Co-Executive director of Zero Hour

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Jerome Foster II

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Age: 20 - American climate justice activist, voting rights advocate, and political advisor - A member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council in the Biden administration, Foster has been a leading voice for Black and indigenous visibility in climate activism

 

 

 

 

 

  1. John Paul Jose

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Age: 24 - Indian climate and environmentalist activist - Collaborated with Greenpeace, chaired as an advisor at Gen-Z think thank Irregular Labs. Part of the UNCCD Youth Forum and the UNEP.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Kallan Benson

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Age 17 -  American climate activist - Co-director of Parachutes For the Planet and Fridays For Future movement

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Kelo Uchendu

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Age: 30 - Nigerian youth advocate for sustainable development and climate action - Founder and Lead Strategist of the Gray2Green Movement.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Leah Namugerwa 

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Age: 18 - Ugandan youth climate activist -  Known for leading tree planting campaigns and for starting a petition to enforce the plastic bag ban in Uganda

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Leah Thomas

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Age: 23 - American environmental activist - Founded Intersectional Environmentalist, to work towards both climate and racial justice without erasing the contributions and perspectives of minority groups.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Lesein Mutunkei

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Age: 18 - Kenyan environmentalist - Founder of Trees4Goals

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Licypriya Kangujam

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Age: 10 - Indian climate activist - Founder of the "Child Movement" to raise awareness to protect the planet by tackling climate change and natural disasters.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Lilly Platt

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Age: 14 -  British-born dutch environmentalist -  Speaker and Youth Ambassador for the Plastic Pollution Coalition, YouthMundus and WODI.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Livia Pinaso

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Age: 20 - Brazillian environmentalists -  established the Brazilian branch of Polluters Out, an internal youth-led coalition

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Luisa Neubauer

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Age: 26 - German climate activist - The main organiser of the Fridays for Future movement

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Amariyanna "Mari" Copeny

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Age: 15 - Flint, Michigan youth activist - Known for raising awareness about the Flint water crisis and fundraising to support underprivileged children in her community and across the country

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Mitzi Jonelle Tan

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Age: 24 - Filipino climate justice activist - Convener and international spokesperson of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP), the Fridays For Future (FFF) of the Philippines.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Nanticha ‘Lynn’ Ocharoenchai

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Age: 21 - Thailand climate activist - Environmental writer and climate activist who started the climate strike movement in Thailand (Climate Strike Thailand).

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Nyombi Morris

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Age: 24 - Ugandan climate activist - Member of Rise Up Movement Africa to search for climate solutions.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Patience Nabukalu

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Age: 24 - Ugandan young climate activist - Activist affiliated with the Fridays for Future movement and a representative of the Most Affected People and Areas (MAPA)

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Pattie Gonia

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Age: 29 - Environmentalist drag queen influencer - They use their theatrical ensembles and clever videos to promote environmental activism online 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Qiyun Woo

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Age: 24 - Artist and climate activist - Greenfluencer who co-initiated the White Monday movement to make people recycle more and buy less

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Rhiannon Osborne

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Age: 24-  Student doctor, climate & health justice activist, and researcher in health inequalities - Current areas of focus are climate change and health, global vaccine access, health inequalities and the medical innovation system

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Rita Issa

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Age: 34 - British climate activist and practising GP and clinical research fellow in Climate Change, Migration and Health at Lancet Migration.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Russell Raymond

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Age: 18 - Dominican climate activist -  Reporter from the Caribbean nation of Dominica spreading climate change awareness

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Saoi O’Connor

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Age: 19 - Irish climate activist - Began the Fridays for Future strike in Cork, Ireland

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Sweta Chakraborty

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British risk and behavioural scientist specialising in climate change - Assess threats related to pandemics, food scarcity, over-population, and climate change

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Tahsin Uddin

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Age: 22 - Bangladesh climate activist - Member of Young People’s Action Team (YPAT), a new group of young leaders with strong and expansive grassroots networks.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Txai Surui

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Age: 25 - Human rights and climate activist - Founder and coordinator of the Movement of Indigenous Youth of Rondônia

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Vanessa Nakate

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Age: 25 - Ugandan climate change activist - Founder of the Africa-based Rise Up Movement

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Vic barret

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Age: 23 - American climate activist - Fellow with the Alliance for Climate Education

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

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Age: 22 -  Climate youth leader, speaker, performer, author and hip-hop artist - Director of Earth Guardians, he works to support youth environmental activists in communities worldwide

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Xiye Bastida

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Age: 20 - Mexican climate activist - Major organizer of Fridays for Future New York City and has been a leading voice for indigenous and immigrant visibility in climate activism

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Yurshell Rodriguez

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Age: 26 - Environmental engineer, climate activist, researcher - Plaintiff in the first guardianship of climate change and future generations in Latin America

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. Anjali Sharma

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Age: 18 - Australian climate activist - Speaker, writer & storyteller for climate action, People over profit