United States – June 9-10, 2021
Featuring close to 15 sessions, the days June 9 and 10, 2021 will focus on youth-led climate action in the United States. Co-presented by FXB Climate Advocates, the sessions will bring together public leaders, academics, civil society members, activists, and youth through project presentations, panel discussions, dialogues, and workshop. Advocacy, environmental justice, climate migration, plastic pollution, youth climate leadership, native american youth leadership, impact investment, and other related themes will be topics of focus.
The following are the goals of the POP Festival 2021 in the United States:
- Step-up youth-led efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote renewable energy, and an adaptive capacity to climate change impacts by amplifying diverse voices and action.
- Showcase sub-national efforts to integrate climate change measures into policies, strategies and planning and engage youth and the most vulnerable communities in the process.
Demonstrate institutional capacity and action to improve climate education and strengthen resilience in school and university settings, while promoting meaningful youth participation.
DAY 5 /SESSION 1
DATE: JUNE 9, 2021
TIME: 12:00 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: GOVERNMENT PANEL
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS:
This session will focus on the role of government policy and regulation in designing strategic solutions with industry and corporate stakeholders to reduce air pollution, improve energy efficiency, promote resilience, and address climate change.
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Louise Yeung, Director of Resiliency, NYC Department of Transportation (15 minutes) | Keynote Address |
DAY 5 /SESSION 2
DATE: JUNE 9, 2021
TIME: 13:00 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: YOUTH ADVOCACY FOR CLIMATE EDUCATION
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS: KARINA WEISTEIN
In this panel, youth will gain an understanding of the role of climate education in effective climate action and the different ways they can advocate for climate education within and outside of the classroom.
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Katie Cashman, Climate Change Academy , USA | Address |
| Tracey Ritchie, Director of Education, Earth Day Network, USA | Address |
| Tricia Brown, Climate Museum, USA | Address |
DAY 5 /SESSION 3
DATE: JUNE 9, 2021
TIME: 14:00 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY LEADING ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO TAKE CLIMATE ACTION: A CONVERSATION
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS: DRISHYA PATHAK
This session will showcase the vision, experience, and learnings of new-age entrepreneurs who have wielded the use of innovation and technology in different ways for climate action.
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Cody Pace Gould, 12 years old | Conversation
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| Emma Kraft-Founder and CEO, Coral. | |
| Heidi Cuppari Founder and Executive Director of Dream Tank | |
| Summer, 15 years old, Fairview High School* |
DAY 5 /SESSION 4
DATE: JUNE 9, 2021
TIME: 15:00 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH CLIMATE LEADERS
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS: KARINA WEINSTEIN
In this panel, students will hear from three Native American youth leaders who are advocating for climate justice in their communities. They will discuss their climate stories, share their advocacy initiatives, and provide tools for youth advocates to engage in climate action.
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Sam Schimmel, Youth Leader Arctic Youth Ambassador/ Arctic Youth Network | |
| Mindahi Bastida, Otomi-Toltec Wisdom Keeper. Program Director at The Fountain for the Natural Order of Our Existence |
DAY 5 /SESSION LAC PROJECTS
DATE: JUNE 9, 2021
TIME: 16:00 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: PROJECTS PRESENTATIONS
LANGUAGE: SPANISH
MODERATORS:
EVALUATORS: LIC. NAHID AYALA, MTRO. ROBERTO AYALA, DRA. LETICIA ESPINOSA
Join the Session
| Time | Speaker/Session | Format |
| 12:00 EST | Mayte Garza González, Un mundo mejor para mi es un mundo mejor para todos, CONIGE A.C. / CEIGEMatamoros, Mexico (10 mins) | Demonstration or Performance |
| Alejandro Guevara, Jaime Alejandro Guevara Valdez, María Elena Serrano Flores, Oscar Goiz Amaro, Primeros Apuntes sobre Energía Fotovoltaica en Localidades Rurales, el caso de Potrero de la Palmita, Municipio El Nayar, Nayarit, México, CIIEMAD - IPN, México (10 mins) | Skill building session | |
| Fernando Castro, Saúl Ernesto Gerardo López, Manifiesto ambiental, FEERSAMB, Mexico (10 mins) | Interactive Presentation | |
| Luis Fernando Bautista Acevedo, Katya Sofía Escalera Gutierrez, Aldo Galindo Sanchez, Xiadani Alitzel Gómez Sahagón, Beverly Berenice López Bernal, Nidia Elizabeth Martínez Flores, Elvira Miroslava Muñoz Nieves, Indira Marisol Munoz Nieves, Daniela Guadalupe Vázquez Godínez, Diego Alfonso Vázquez Godínez, Julia Rodríguez Rodríguez, Dra. Eire Reynaga Delgado, Green Puzzle 2021, CUCEI, UdeG, México (10 mins) | Video |
DAY 5 /SESSION 5
DATE: JUNE 9, 2021
TIME: 17:00 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: CLIMATE SOLUTION - KEYNOTE ADDRESS
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS: KARINA WEINSTEIN
In this keynote address, Dr. Bagley will empower youth with viable climate solutions that can be implemented to mitigate climate change.
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Elizabeth Bagley | Keynote Address |
DAY 5 /SESSION 6
DATE: JUNE 9, 2021
TIME: 19:00 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS:
EVALUATOR: LIC. NAHID AYALA, DRA.LETICIA ESPINOSA, DRA. DIANA ESCOBEDO
| Student Presenters | Format |
| Ian Ulloa Shogreen, High School - Austin Aquarium, Texas, USA (10 minutos) | Interactive Presentation |
| Ansh Patel, Dashboard Earth, FXB Climate Advocates, USA (15 minutes) | Interactive Presentation |
| Iván Ransom, Kevin Morales, Resilience 2020: Changing the world from home, Mexico (10 mins) | Interactive Presentation |
| Sandy Ochoa, Sandy Galilea Ochoa Castillo, Víctor Alejandro Téllez Gauzin, Caring for water in times of crisis, CONIGE, A.C. / CEIGE LAGUNA, México (10 mins) | Interactive, hands-on learning |
| Javier Isaac Centurión Martínez, Julieta Isabel Contreras López, Estrella Dorantes Marcos Emir, Andrea Guadalupe Medina Tun, Mangrove Care Foundation, CONIGE A.C. / IGEE Yucatán, México (10 mins) | Interactive Presentation |
| Gabriela Madrid, Jesus Vizcaya, Environmental Education, POP Movement, Venezuela (10 mins) | Interactive Presentation |
DAY 5 /SESSION 7/ WORKSHOP 10
DATE: JUNE 9, 2021
TIME: 21:00 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: CLIMATE ADVOCACY TRAINING
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS: KARINA WEINSTEIN
The Triangle Youth Group from Citizens Climate Lobby will train participants on how to advocate for climate policies.
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| James LI, CCL Triangle Youth Action Team Co-Leader Citizens’ Climate Lobby | Workshop |
| Sydney Mason, CCL Triangle Youth Action Team Co-Leader Citizens’ Climate Lobby | |
| Jordyn Brown, CCL Triangle Youth Action Team Co-Leader, Citizens’ Climate Lobby | |
| Shae Reinberg, CCL Triangle Youth Action Team Co-Leader, Citizens’ Climate Lobby |
DAY 5 /SESSION 8
DATE: JUNE 9, 2021
TIME: 23:00 GMT
DURATION: 1.5 HOURS
SESSION: YOUTH PANEL: CLIMATE JUSTICE WITH GLOBAL MINDED
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS: PHILO MAGDALENE AND SUMMER BENJAMIN
COORDINATORS: DRISHYA PATHAK AND VANESSA HERNANDEZ
In continuation of the youth panel on April 23, 2021, with Global MindED, this session seeks to amplify voices of personal experiences about Inclusive, Just and Equitable Climate Leadership, covering different regions of the world such as North America, Latin America and Africa.
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Carol Carter, Global Minded (10 minutes) | Keynote Address |
| Christa Cook, E.I, RPVC, Solidarity Engineering | Keynote Address |
| Caroline Sandburg, Tahoe Expedition Academy in Truckee, California | Dialogue |
| Tsague Dongfack Willy Endelson - POP, Cameroon | Dialogue |
| Ricardo Delgado - Arturo Michelena University, Venezuela | Dialogue |
| Zoe Ricardo Rivera - CEI University, México | Dialogue |
| Fola, Future Savers, Nigeria | Dialogue |
| Stephanie Evans, Seas of Change, Australia | Dialogue |
| Adrián José Leitón Gutiérrez, Costa Rica | Dialogue |
| Veer Ojas, India | Dialogue |
DAY 6 /SESSION 1
DATE: JUNE 10, 2021
TIME: 09:00 GMT
DURATION: 1.5 HOURS
SESSION: MINDFUL ZEN AND YOGA WORKSHOP FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND PEACE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS:
This workshop focuses on building mental health and finding peace within ourselves. It involves a 15-minute lecture on yoga and mindfulness, 20-minute yoga practice, 5-minute relaxation, and 40-minute Zazen practice. Through this session, the participants can learn how to build inner peace and take care of oneself mentally and physically through yoga and zazen practice; and experience how to apply the learned knowledge in practice and gain it as a living skill.
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Ms. Midori Kawano, Yoga Workshop, Art of Living, Japan | Workshop |
| Soin Fujio, Zen Priest |
DAY 6 /SESSION 2
DATE: JUNE 10, 2021
TIME: 10:30 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: LEADERSHIP CONVERSATION WITH DIELS LUDO
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS:
Youth leaders will be invited to a dialogue with Prof. Diels Ludo about environmental stress, water scarcity and how the bio-economy and circular economy could help us achieve more sustainable lifestyles. The youth leader will be able to ask Prof. Ludo about his insights on these topics and how to implement different proposed solutions.
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Professor Diels Ludo, Professor Emeritus, University of Antwerp, Senior Advisor, VITO, Belgium | Conversation |
DAY 6 /SESSION 3
DATE: JUNE 10, 2021
TIME: 12:00 GMT
DURATION: 1.5 HOURS
SESSION: IMPACT INVESTMENT WORKSHOP- MAKING USE OF FINANCE TO CHANGE THE WORLD
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS:
Through this session, the participants can learn about impact investment, its players, and the role it plays in our daily life; understand the difference between sustainable and impact investment, learn about its implementation in all sectors, including its unique characteristics and practical examples; and understand the reasons why the Youth should be well aware of this amazing and explosively growing sector.
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Ben Banerjee and Svetlana Banerjee, Impact Investment, Switzerland | WORKSHOP |
DAY 6 /SESSION 4
DATE: JUNE 10, 2021
TIME: 13:30 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: PRE-CLIMATE AID YOUTH FORUM
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS:
The session focuses on the biggest areas on carbon emission and what measures can be taken. This session will highlight the voices of youth in policy making for net zero carbon emission.
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Prachi Sevgaonkar, Cool The Globe, India Priyanka Prakash, Ervis Foundation, Dubai Ingrid, The Perfect World Foundation, Sweden | Dialogue and Address |
DAY 6 /SESSION 5
DATE: JUNE 10, 2021
TIME: 15:00 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: CLIMATE REFUGEES - A CONVERSATION
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS:
“I was thinking the very things you shared on the call with Ash and I and others last week would be invaluable in educating people on the situations faced by asylum-seekers at the US southern border, and as well, we could discuss the climate conditions your clients mention that they are fleeing.”
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Ms. Amali Tower, Founder, Climate Refugees | Conversation |
| Ms .Felicia and Victor, Founders, Sidewalk Schools | Conversation |
DAY 6 /SESSION 6
DATE: JUNE 10, 2021
TIME: 16:30 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: CLIMATE CAREERS
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS:
This session will explore how young people can identify climate careers in diverse fields utilizing their skills and passions. It will highlight people who have dedicated their lives to climate careers as well as showcase strategies to expose young people to how they can intertwine their passion for climate action into their career choices.
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Professor Richard B Dasher, Stanford University (20 mins) | Keynote Address |
| Ian Ulloa Shogreen, High School - Austin Aquarium, Texas, USA (10 minutes) |
DAY 6 /SESSION 7
DATE: JUNE 10, 2021
TIME: 18:00 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONVERSATION
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS: ANA HANHAUSEN
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Xiye Bastida, Climate Activist and Lead Organizer, Fridays for Future, New York City, USA | Address |
| Aman Gandhi, India Ana Hanhausen, Mexico Summer Benjamin, USA Aiofe Mercedes, United Kingdom Camila Gonzalez, Mexico Nhi, USA | Dialogue with Youth |
DAY 6 /SESSION 8
DATE: JUNE 10, 2021
TIME:20:00 GMT
DURATION: 1 HOUR
SESSION: FUTURE OF YOUTH CLIMATE ADVOCACY
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
MODERATORS:
In this panel, four high school students will reflect on their climate advocacy and the critical components to effective climate action.
| Speaker/Session | Format |
| Professor Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State | Keynote Address |
| Ian Ulloa Shogreen, High School - Austin Aquarium, Texas, USA | Dialogue |
| Carter Ries, One Less Straw, One More Generation | Dialogue |
| Summer Benjamin, Youth Mentor and Ambassador for USA, POP | Dialogue |