Climate Activism Tag Archive
ACE INTERVIEW: Charlotte Stuart-Tilley on Climate Change and Consumption
Charlotte Stuart-Tilley (they/them and she/her) is a GenCLEO strategist with the CLEO Institute, working with fellow youth to make change in their communities. They are in their junior year of high school and hope to major in geology or environmental sciences when they reach college. Charlotte is currently based on Mvskoke-Creek land, in Tallahassee, Florida. Stuart-Tilley is particularly interested in focusing their work within the broader climate movement on the ways in which consumption culture contributes to the climate emergency.
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Women’s History Month: Youth Activists You Should Know
By many social, economic, and political measures, women around the world are disproportionately impacted by the climate emergency. They are also at the forefront of the movement to engage in urgent climate action and lead the world into a new era of sustainability. It is imperative we all think critically about how to center the women in our circles in all capacities, but especially in regards to climate leadership. Highlighted below are just a few youth women activists paving the way for a new generation of climate and community defenders.
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ACE INTERVIEW: Issac Smith on the Necessity of Local Youth Climate Action
ssac Smith is a former ACE fellow and now a member of the Youth Advisory Board, and a third-year student at North Carolina State University. Since joining the fellowship in 2018, Issac has worked on campaigns to encourage voter registration, end the Duke monopoly, and shut down the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
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ACE INTERVIEW: Maureo on Queerness in Climate Activism
Maureo Fernandez y Mora (he/they) is a youth activist based in Northampton, MA and Associate State Director of Clean Water Action Massachusetts.
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ACE INTERVIEW: Alex Silva on Influencer Power in Activism
Alex Silva (he/him) is a recent high school graduate, climate content creator, and founder of the EcoTok collective. He uses his voice on social media to advocate for different environmental causes and previously led an environmental club at his school for three years. Alex also volunteers for Chispa NV, a grassroots climate organization that focuses on environmental justice.
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A Tale of Two COPs
Hear from ACE’s Director of Institutional Philanthropy, Cristina Jorda Kinney, as she reflects on her experience at COP26.
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ACE INTERVIEW: Philip Aiken on Being an Environmentalist in the Digital Space
Philip Aiken hosts the eco podcast ‘just to save the world.’ He is an environmentalist, creative and a community organizer in Austin, Texas with a background in Engineering and a Masters degree in Renewable Energy. Phil is currently a videographer working with sustainable brands and environmental organizations, a prominent eco TikToker, and founding member and director of media production at Intersectional Environmentalist 501 (c)(3).
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“We can’t let this moment become another powerless gesture!”
A panel featuring BIPOC leaders from the US ACE Coalition, was the first event I attended at this year’s United Nations Climate Change conference and proved to resonate with my entire COP26 experience.
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The Climate Emergency is Here.
Since the summer of 2021, we’ve watched elected leaders at every level grapple with the reality of the climate emergency. Communities, businesses, homes and individuals are suffering at the hand of climate inaction and our elected leaders have the ability to change that. It’s time for our elected officials to meet the urgency of the moment and declare climate emergencies!
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ACE INTERVIEW: Aryaana Khan on COP26
Aryaana Khan (she/they) is a 20-year-old youth climate organizer located in New York City. She has been a part of the Youth Fundraising Advisory Board (YFAB) and a Senior Fellow at ACE, and is currently a Biologist in the making at the City College of New York. As she prepares to attend COP26 with ACE, Aryaana has shared some thoughts around the conference and the outcomes she is hoping for.
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