The Youth Climate Movement Around the World | Earth Focus | Season 3, Episode 1 | KCET

In 2019, sixteen children from across the world, including Greta Thunberg, filed a historical, global lawsuit petitioning the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child to hold five of the world’s leading economic powers accountable for inaction on the climate crisis. All 16 young people are alarmed by the changes they see in their homelands.
00:00-01:40 Introduction
01:40-03:36 Youth Holding Governments Accountable
03:36-06:08 Litokne Kabua's Life Seven Feet Above Sea Level
06:08-10:00 Alexandria Villasenor and California Wildfire
10:00-12:05 Carl Smith and a Warming Alaska
12:05-14:27 Ayakha Melithafa and South African Drought
14:27-17:20 Bringing Litigation to the United Nations
17:20-20:30 The Next Generation of Youth Activists
20:30-22:28 The Aftermath of a Wildfire
22:28-24:02 Losing Seasons
24:02-26:11 Conclusion
26:11-26:39 Credits
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