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Aliénor Rougeot

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About Aliénor Rougeot

Aliénor Rougeot is a Toronto-based climate justice organizer and a climate and energy program manager at Environmental Defence, a leading Canadian environmental advocacy organization where she advocates for a just transition for workers and communities. Rougeot’s interest in human and environmental rights started during her childhood in the South of France, where she became vocal on topics of biodiversity loss, women’s rights, refugee rights and climate change. These interests led her to the intersectional topic of climate justice. After moving to Canada at the age of 17, she understood the need for broad and collective mobilization for climate action, which led her to co-founding and coordinating Fridays for Future Toronto while completing a degree in economics and public policy at the University of Toronto.

2 Articles

From Earth Day to May Day: Why decent work is vital in the fight for a green economy

Virtually everywhere, these jobs are underpaid, undervalued and underprotected. Most workers in low-wage, low-carbon jobs are women, racialized workers, migrants and newcomers.
Opinion | April 27th 2022

Climate crisis stands in the way of peace

While the conversation surrounding prevention versus mitigation was born long before I was, it is now more relevant than ever given the imminent threat of climate chaos. 
Opinion, Energy, Politics | July 26th 2019

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