Vanessa Nakate, a young activist from Uganda, is an advocate for climate justice in neglected communities across the “global south,” countries that are among the least responsible for causing climate change yet suffering the most from its effects.
When Anna Grace Hottinger, from Shoreview, Minnesota, heard her sister was evacuated due to the California wildfires, she knew she had to do something to fight against climate change. She joined Minnesota Can’t Wait, a climate advocacy group.
Thousands of students in Europe and elsewhere have been skipping school on Fridays to demand their governments take stronger action against climate change. Some teachers and politicians are pushing back, but the students are getting support from their elders as well.