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Special report

Youth climate action

Young Canadians are addressing the climate crisis with creative solutions. Meet them here. Produced in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainability, Education and Action (I-SEA).

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A French podcast brings climate conversations to young listeners

Sasha Emery brings climate conversations to young francophones. This 22-year-old from Yukon and her Franco-Manitoban friend, Anne-Sophie Règnier, produce the Conversations Climatiques podcast. Sasha represented youth on the Yukon government’s Youth Panel on Climate Change 
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Sasha Emery
  • Opinion
July 14th 2025

'Super-cool' birds of prey make valuable contributions

Ginger Boehme-Vertefeuille invites us to get close to raptors. This 19-year-old from Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, spends her summers educating visitors at Vancouver Island’s The Raptors. 
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Ginger Boehme-Vertefeuille
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
June 9th 2025

How to create a climate-safe future

Trenton McIntyre helps people across Canada plan for the climate emergencies coming their way. This 30-year-old from Victoria, BC, works at My Climate Plan, a non-profit with a mission to create a climate-safe, affordable future for everyone. 
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Trenton McIntyre
  • Opinion
May 26th 2025

Committed to clean energy in the North

As director at Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation (NNC), 32-year-old Heather Shilton is passionately committed to ensuring communities drive the clean-energy transition. 
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Heather Shilton
  • Opinion
May 20th 2025

Students educating students about climate change

Juliana Janot wants all post-secondary students to understand climate change. This 20-year-old University of British Columbia student co-founded Climate Education for All (CEFA) (@climateeducation4all on Instagram) to make sure every student is educated about the causes and impacts of the climate crisis and its solutions. 
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Juliana Janot
  • Opinion
May 12th 2025

Seeing and saving the forest for the trees

Emma Rae Lierley helps communities stop deforestation. As senior communications manager for the forests program at the Rainforest Action Network, this Vancouverite amplifies the voices of communities all over the world contending with corporations destroying their forest homes. 
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Emma Rae Lierley
  • Opinion
May 5th 2025

Swapping fast fashion for climate solutions

Ulwiana Mehta-Malhotra keeps clothing out of landfills and helps students stay hopeful. This 18-year-old from North Vancouver inspires highschool students to trade fast fashion for thrift shops and clothes swaps, and provides a newsletter that spreads good news about climate solutions.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Ulwiana Mehta-Malhotra
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
March 31st 2025

Loving the life of bees

Liam Sisson wants to teach you about bees. This 19-year-old University of British Columbia science student from Kelowna, B.C., spends his summers keeping bees and hosting guided beekeeping tours for visitors. 
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Liam Sisson
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
March 24th 2025

Wandering and learning about Canada's wild spaces

Graeme Hopkins is passionate about immersing young people in nature. This 20-year-old from Saskatchewan takes groups of youth, aged 13 to 18, into wild spaces in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Graeme Hopkins
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
March 17th 2025

From sugarcane paper to shoreline cleanups: How one teen built a climate movement

Alexandra Chow encourages students to collaborate, so they increase their impact on the climate crisis. This 18-year-old from Vancouver was a 2024 winner of The Salt Spring Institute for Sustainability Education & Action (I-SEA) Youth Climate Activism Award.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Alexandra Chow
  • Opinion
February 11th 2025

Helping farmers access cheaper power with solar panels

Sonia Vinogradova is helping small farmers gain more energy independence. This 25-year-old woman from Montreal and her business partner, Joe Workentin, broke new ground, persuading regulators to allow solar panels on the BeetBox Co-op Farm’s barn. The panels will supply 20 per cent of the farm’s electricity.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Sonia Vinogradova
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
January 13th 2025

How a nursing student champions environmental health in healthcare community

Ankur Patel, a 21-year-old nursing student from Terrace, British Columbia, is helping nurses see care for the planet as care for people.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Ankur Patel
  • Opinion
December 23rd 2024

Climate justice, one coffee at a time

Summer Sharma and three other students started a coffee shop at Okanagan Mission Secondary School, B.C. They raised awareness about the difference collective action can make in achieving social and climate justice, and donated the profits to three charities chosen by their customers.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Summer Sharma
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
November 18th 2024

Reducing food waste and saving money

Ben Liegey founded BetterTable to help the food service industry reduce waste and save money.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Ben Liegey
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
November 11th 2024

Advocating for climate-friendly jobs for youth

As senior organizer with the British Columbia Youth Climate Corps ‘Jobs for Everyone’ campaign, Abbey Piazza is advocating for climate-friendly jobs for every young person in B.C.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Abbey Piazza
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
November 4th 2024

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