8 R1.T2 – Module 1: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Video See also here, this TED talk by Isabella Poll on how young people can help fight climate change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FnngkE7mSI See also here, this video of Greta Thunberg’s empowering speech before world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAJsdgTPJpU “Best practices” “We strike because we have no choice.” Fridays for Future (FFF) is a global movement undertaken by young people to raise awareness about climate change and to encourage climate action by national governments. Each Friday, groups of young people strike from school to protest against the lack of climate action. Over 14 million young people worldwide have taken part in the strike, promoting their list of demands that were voted for in the Declaration of Lausanne. Their demands: 1. Keep the global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees compared to pre-industrial levels 2. Ensure climate justice and equity 3. Listen to the best united science currently available Why is this a best practice? FFF shows how powerful the youth voice can be. Since the first school strike in 2018, the UN has taken action in involving young voices at the climate action table, setting up the Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change which gives advice to the Secretary-General on climate change strategy. FFF also shows how using technology can have a powerful impact: young people are sharing videos of the chants they use so they can be the same across the globe and give a united front (found here). Found here: https://fridaysforfuture.org/ The fight against climate change can be approached by two different dimensions, the economic sustainability along with green economics and circular economy and social sustainability. Figure 4 - Image Source: https://galwaybayfm.ie/wpcontent/uploads/2022/03/Fridays-For-Future-Custom-GBFM.jpg
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