youth climate movement

Meet the other Greta Thunbergs at the first-ever U.N. Youth Climate Summit

“I believe that it is our duty as youth to fight the climate. If we don’t fight for the climate, then who will?”

‘We’re not alone’: Thousands of NYC students join Greta’s climate strike

The 16-year-old climate activist sparked a worldwide movement that was on display today from Berlin to the Big Apple

Students share motivations ahead of Youth Climate Strike

Why are students walking out of schools on Friday? To save their communities from climate change.

Ilhan Omar’s 16-year-old daughter is co-leading the Youth Climate Strike

Grist's Eric Holthaus sat down with Isra Hirsi, 16, to talk politics, parents, and this week's Youth Climate Strike

Teens help reimagine America’s first climate change museum

The Climate Museum won't be your typical museum. With youth at the helm, it's mixing activism with art and science.

Meet the young refugee behind Zero Hour’s climate platform

The youth climate march has made its demands. The person who wrote them is 20-year-old Kibiriti Majuto.

Standing Rock youth bring the Dakota Access fight to Clinton HQ

As conflict in North Dakota worsens without a strong stance from the candidate, the issue comes to her doorstep.

Emboldened by Students Taking Action

Weight of the world got you down? Stressed out by visions of exploding mountains, warming planets, and mounting to-do lists? Me too. Thankfully, I had a major ray of hope recently that I would love to share with you, in the hopes that it will lift your spirits as much as it lifted mine. Yesterday, […]

Youth and Positive Social Change

“That which touches me most is that I had a chance to work with peoplePassing on to others that which was passed on to meTo me young people come first, they have the courage where we failAnd if I can but shed some light as they carry us through the galeThe older I get the […]