UNA-USA Members Stand Up for Climate Action
On September 21, several UNA-USA members came together in New York City to attend the UN’s first Youth Climate Action Summit to discuss innovative solutions to the climate crisis. Young people are leading the climate movement, and they are demanding that world leaders do more to combat the crisis.
Hear more from some of our members about how they’re stepping up to take climate action.
Young People Deserve a Seat at the Table
Before he was named UNA-USA’s Youth Observer to the UN, Jay’Len Boone successfully campaigned to ban plastic straws at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Now, he’s elevating the voices of young Americans at the UN, calling on world leaders to do more to tackle the crisis.
‘Young people deserve a seat at the table.’ — Jay’Len Boone went from petitioning plastic straws on campus to speaking with world leaders at the UN. This is his advice for creating change. pic.twitter.com/C6yZ5mL6My
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 24, 2019
Climate Change is Severely Impacting Indigenous Communities
As a member of the Dena’ina Athabascan tribe of Alaska, UNA-USA member Ruth Miller has witnessed firsthand the devastating impacts of the climate crisis to her community.
This climate activist says Native voices and grievances can’t be ignored in the fight against the climate crisis pic.twitter.com/ryGndU9X2o
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 26, 2019
Climate Change isn’t a Partisan Issue
UNA-USA member Jacob Abel advocates for everyone—regardless of their political affiliation—to get involved in addressing the climate crisis because it affects us all.
This young conservative activist wants everyone to act on the climate crisis — including the Republican party pic.twitter.com/qZzdtHMyuf
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 24, 2019
