Middle to High School
Teens, this space is for you! Your voices bring moral authority and are a powerful chorus demanding and creating climate justice.
"You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect." -Wangari Maathai
Resources for young people
Our resources provide justice-based climate education; youth-centered climate conversations; and ways to take climate action.
Booklist for young people
Articles for young people
Scientific Engagement Articles
How do you create the conservationists of tomorrow? Get kids outside (Grist, 2021)
Seeing climate change firsthand? She’ll help you document it (Grist)
Activisim and Civic Engagement Articles
Climate protesters gather in person and online for Fridays for Future (Guardian, 2021)
Teens for a Green New Deal (Texas Observer, 2021)
Young people don’t need a degree to fight for their future (Earthjustice, 2020)
Meet a young activist who’s suing the government over climate change (Mashable, 2020)
6 tips for becoming a youth activist -- as told by a youth activist (Grist)
This indigenous youth believes every person can make a “gigantic change for the world.” (Parent Map)
Teen girls took over the climate movement. What happens next? (Grist)
Climate in the Classroom Articles
Our house is on fire - time to teach climate justice (Rethinking Schools, 2019)
Creative Engagement Articles
Doomscroll no more. These climate-concerned TikTok stars are here to inspire you (Grist, 2020)
Warming trends: the ‘cranky uncle game’ (Inside Climate News, 2020)
Mother-daughter climate talk and a zero-waste holiday (Inside Climate News, 2020)
How comics can help us talk about climate change (Grist, 2016)
It’s kids vs. parents in this award-nominated climate novel (Grist)
5 board games for a world that’s falling apart (Grist)
Legal Engagement
The UN cancelled its 2020 climate summit. Youth held one anyway (Grist)
15 Canadian kids sue their government for failing to address climate change (Inside Climate News, 2019)
Climate action songs FOR and by young people
Moments (Xiuhtezcatl, 2020)
Tides Freestyle (Xiuhtezcatl, 2020)
Stand Up, Stand Together (Xiuhtezcatl, 2020)
El Cielo (Xiuhtezcatl, 2020)
Dear Brother (Nahko and Medicine for the People)
Truth to Power (One Republic)
Big Yellow Taxi (Counting Crows)
Make a Little Wave (Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas)
Waiting on the world to change (John Mayer)
Climate Change Rap (Mike Likes Science)
Earth (Imogen Heap)
Laps around the sun (Ziggy Alberts)
The 1975 (The 1975)
In this together (Ellie Goulding and Steven Price)
Pull up your sleeves (Fredrika Stahl)
Tomorrow (Fredrika Stahl)
New tomorrow (A Friend in London)
Different world feat (Alan Walker)
Podcasts for and by young people
Under the Surface: Attacks on School Strikers (Climate Psychology Alliance, 2021)
Youth for a Green New Deal (Warm Regards, 2019)
Teens Adapt to Climate Change (America Adapts, 2017)
Rebellion means suing the government (Terrestrial, KUOW, 2017)
“Happy Earth Day!” with climate advocate Jaysa Hunter-Mellers (I Want What She Has, 2020)
Jamie Margolin on powering the youth climate movement (Climate Pod, 2020)
Full Series
International Youth Climate Podcast (Fridays for Future)
Videos for and by young people
Videos for Civic Engagement
Cristal Cisneros - Youth perspective on environmental justice and racism (Tedx, 2020)
Ian Price--Climate Activist (Elliot Stover, 2020)
Jaysa Hunter-Mellers -- "When Kids Fight For Environmental Justice, Words Have Power" (Antioch University's Environmental Advocacy Webinar, 2020)
Hilda Flavia Nakabuye -- Young Ugandan climate activist (Time, 2019)
The Climate Strikers (Earthjustice, 2019)
Climate justice and air pollution in Illinois (Alliance for Climate Education, 2018)
Jamie Margolin--How to build a climate movement before your 17th birthday (Grist, 2018)
Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico (Alliance for Climate Education, 2018)
Greta Thunberg -- School strike for climate (TEDx, 2018)
Words Have Power (Young Voices for the Planet, 2018)
Naelyn Pike -- Youth Leadership Keynote (Bioneers, 2017)
Videos for Creative Engagement
Art and activism in Wisconsin (Alliance for Climate Education, 2019)
Amanda Gorman -- Using your voice is a political choice (Ted-Ed, 2019)
Amanda Gorman -- Earthrise (2018)
How to talk climate with your friend who’s already given up (Grist, 2017)
How to talk climate with your friend whose a total hippie cliche (Grist, 2017)
His epic message will make you want to save the world (Short Film Showcase, 2017)
Climate Stories Map: Our Climate, Our Future
Videos for Legal Engagement
Aji Piper -- Kids sue the government to fight climate change (TEDx, 2018)
Full Length Films
There is no Planet B (2021)
Youth v Gov (2020)
I am Greta (2020)
2040 (2019)
The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
Websites for and by young people
