Young Leaders

AUTUMN PELTIER

Age 15, ig: autumn_peltier

A water conservation and indigenous rights activist from Wikwemikong First Nation, Canada with Ojibway/Odawa heritage and Chief Water Commissioner for Anishinabek Nation.

HELENA GUALINGA

Age 17, ig: helenagualinga

An advocate for the rights indigenous people and climate justice from the Ecuadorian Amazon.

MARI COPENY

Age 12, ig: littlemissflint

A young advocate at the forefront of the Flint water crisis who works to bring water to communities in need.

BRUNO RODRIGUEZ

Age 19, Fridays for Future

A climate change activist from Argentina demanding an end to fossil fuels and leader of Fridays for Future movement.

ISRA HIRSI

Age 16, twitter: israhirsi

A social justice activist, based in Minnesota, and co-founder of the US Youth Climate Strike who puts an emphasis on how people of color are more heavily affected by climate change.

LILLY PLATT

Age 12, twitter: lillyspickup

A youth ambassador for the Plastic Pollution Coalition, she brings awareness to the effects single-use plastics from her home in the Netherlands.

VIC BARRETT

Age 20, twitter: vict_barrett

A climate activist from New York inspired by the Black Lives Matter Movement who is working with other young activists to sue the U.S. government demanding climate change action.

KALLAN BENSON

Age 15, ig: releaf4us

The coordinator for the U.S. branch of the Fridays for Future group, an international outreach co-organizer, and co-director of Parachutes for the Planet.

JAMIE MARGOLIN

Age 17, ig: jamie_s_margolin

Based in the U.S., an activist with a focus on intersectionality and the founder for Zero Hour, a group led by young people and women of color to provide resources and support to other activists.

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Age 19, ig: xiuhtezcatl

An indigenous activist and hip-hop artist as well as youth director of Earth Guardians and also suing the government for climate change action.

John Paul Jose

Age 22, twitter: johnpauljos

A writer, global peace ambassador, and climate activist based in India.

JEROME FOSTER II

Age 16, twitter: jeromefosterii

The founder and editor in chief for The Climate Reporter, a NatGeo explorer, a Smithsonian Ambassador, an author, and a climate activist based in the U.S.

More young activists at: Vox, Teen Vogue, and SustainableBrands

Sources:

Asmelash, L. (2019, September 29). Greta Thunberg isn't alone. Meet some other young activists who are leading the environmentalist fight. Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/28/world/youth-environment-activists-greta-thunberg-trnd/index.html

Autumn Peltier. (2018, September 10). Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://naaee.org/about-us/people/autumn-peltier

Galvez-Robles, I. (2019, December 17). 19 youth climate activists you should be following on social media. Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://www.earthday.org/19-youth-climate-activists-you-should-follow-on-social-media/

Gilliver, L. (2019, September 29). 10 Teen Climate Activists You Should Know About. Retrieved May 3, 2020, from https://www.plantbasednews.org/news/ten-teen-climate-activists-you-should-know