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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).

199 Articles

Using social media to explain the climate crisis

Karishma Porwal uses her influence with millions of TikTok and Instagram users to link their day-to-day concerns to the climate crisis.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Karishma Porwal
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
October 15th 2024
Smiely Khurana

Climate conversations to encourage action

Smiely Khurana’s online platform, The Sustainable Act, showcases thoughtful storytelling about the climate crisis, and encourages us to appreciate each other and take action to protect what we love.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Smiely Khurana
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
October 7th 2024

Living and learning in nature

Divya Dey is connecting Black, Indigenous, and women of colour to nature.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Divya Dey
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
September 26th 2024

They found a huge pile of clothing dumped in an alley. Now they want to use AI to reduce fashion waste

Marcelle Moreira dos Santos and Khushi Khosla started DreamStill to revolutionize sustainable fashion by developing an app to guide textile reuse and a robot-assisted textile waste sorting system.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Marcelle Moreira dos Santos
  • Opinion
September 23rd 2024
Aloïs Gallet is the co-founder of Econova. Photo courtesy Econova

How one entrepreneur wins hearts and minds for nature

Through the non-profit Econova, co-founder Aloïs Gallet meshes environmental science with arts and culture to educate kids about the interconnectedness of ecosystems.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Aloïs Gallet
  • Opinion
September 3rd 2024

Helping students express their feelings about the climate crisis

Luiza Salek is using art to help high school teachers provide a platform for students to express their feelings about the climate crisis, as part of the first UBC Climate Studies and Action cohort.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Luiza Salek
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
August 6th 2024

The voices of youth at climate talks

Annabelle Liao, a 22-year-old University of British Columbia undergraduate student, strives to increase youth engagement and representation in climate action spaces and at decision-making tables.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
  • Profile photo of Annabelle Liao
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Annabelle Liao
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
July 29th 2024

Using art to explore climate change issues

Paige Hunter is using art to make climate change more accessible. She was named a Starfish Canada Top 25 under 25 Environmental Activist in part for co-founding the Sword Fern Collective.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Paige Hunter
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
July 25th 2024

Mapping the great outdoors

Lesley Johnson creates maps to help us explore Canada’s nature trails, as manager of geographic information system (GIS) mapping for Trans Canada Trail.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Lesley Johnson
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
July 23rd 2024

Equipping emotionally resilient climate leaders

McKenna Corvello helps youth become resilient in the face of climate change. The 23-year-old Carleton University master’s student works for Mochi4thePlanet, researching strategies for cultivating hope in young people.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • McKenna Corvello
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
June 21st 2024

How a Vancouver advocate tells the story of climate change

Chloe Fraser, a 23-year-old Vancouver writer, was named a top environmentalist under 25 for her accredited university course that teaches participants about the power of stories to motivate engagement in climate issues. 
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
  • Profile photo of Chloë Fraser
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Chloë Fraser
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
June 12th 2024
Shir Gruber at student climate march 2019

Student climate striker still inspiring change

Shir Gruber helped lead the 2019 climate student strikes. Now she has parlayed that experience into a leadership role with Sustainable Youth Canada.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Shir Gruber
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
May 27th 2024
Jose

Merging good times with climate activism

Jose Reyeros sees his Latinx culture as a pathway to climate resilience. The 23-year-old University of British Columbia graduate is co-founder and leader of Ritmos Climáticos.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Jose Reyeros
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
May 13th 2024
Drew Minns created the climate-friendly site reallygood.work

The world needs less ‘cool,’ more climate-friendly

As the founder of Really Good Work, Drew Minns and his team design and implement online consumer experiences with the health of our planet front and centre.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Drew Minns
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
May 6th 2024
Anna Brozek created Climate in Mind

Teen leader keeps planet in mind

Fifteen-year-old Anna Brozek is teaching business leaders about sustainability. Starfish Canada named this Fall River, Nova Scotia student one of 2023’s Top 25 Environmentalists under 25 for her Planet in Mind website.
Opinion
  • Profile photo of Patricia Lane
Youth climate action
By
  • Patricia Lane
  • Anna Brozek
  • Opinion
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
April 29th 2024

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