Youth + climate action = positives for the planet

The impacts of climate change are one of the triple planetary crises that are already being felt today (the other two being biodiversity loss and pollution). And it is young people and future generations who will bear the brunt of inaction.  Yet, it is also young people who have stepped forward, with commitment and creativity, to demand immediate and ambitious action from governments, businesses, indeed all of us, in the face of this unprecedented crisis for the planet and for human rights. In A Closer Look, High Commissioner Volker Türk is in conversation with two young climate activist at the forefront of climate action and justice. Sophia Li, award winning journalist, advocate and public speaker and Saoirse Exton, an 18-year-old climate justice activist  and the youngest member of the UN Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change.