Youth Climate Voices

Brahm Enslin is working to help Canada Post do its part to create a safe, secure, well-paid, community-based clean recovery.  

Efficiency Canada’s career hub manager says energy-efficiency programs are a key job generator for our transition to a clean energy economy.

As part of a series highlighting the work of young people in addressing the climate crisis, writer Patricia Lane interviews Danielle Pohl, a crime and climate change fighter who can often be found on roller skates.

Writer Patricia Lane introduces us to Teagan Yaremchuk, a community organizer for Nature Canada who is passionate about climate justice.

Dr. Samantha Green is part of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, a group that believes the health of patients and their families depends on a healthy planet.

Patricia Lane introduces us to Mitchell Dickau, who reckoned the best way to illustrate the impact of climate change for skate-loving Montrealers was to calculate how many days without ice rinks rising temperatures will mean.

Patricia Lane introduces us to Samantha Lin, who works with the David Suzuki Foundation supporting young climate activists pressuring cities to lower their carbon footprint.

Patricia Lane introduces us to student activist Nahira Gerster-Sim, 17, who is part of a campaign to give youth aged 16 and up the right to vote.

Patricia Lane introduces us to Sophia Yang and Threading Change, a group of international youth working for a feminist, fossil-free fashion future.

Adam Scott works to persuade large investors to shift out of fossil fuels and shift to companies building a zero-emissions future.

As part of a series highlighting the work of young people in addressing the climate crisis, writer Patricia Lane interviews Pier-Olivier Boudreault, conservation director for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Quebec. 

Samia Sami is the first woman in her family to graduate from engineering and she's focused on improving renewable energy sources.

Social justice class inspired Mireta Strandberg-Salmon's campaign to ban bottled water sales in school vending machines.

Jeanette Heffernan and her partner Katie Sherratt run Tipsy Willow, a sustainable farm in Indian River, Ont.

Meet Siobhan Takala, co-founder of Let’s Sprout, a group that mentors young climate leaders. She says it is all about showing up as you are, learning about hard topics, and demanding action.