The fierce urgency of now: integrating the youth voice at COP

In 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered one of his most enduring speeches. His words ring true nearly 60 years later. The "fierce urgency of now", with "no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism", is more applicable than e...

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Published in:Frontiers in ecology and the environment 2023-05, Vol.21 (4), p.164-165
Main Authors: Bowser, Gillian, Templer, Pamela H, Ho, Susie S, Green, Sarah A, Hautzinger, Sarah, Zhu‐Maguire, Isabelle, Connaughton, Alyssa, Dundon, Leah, Husic, Diane, Urban, Mark
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Language:English
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Climate change
Global warming
Social justice
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Summary:In 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered one of his most enduring speeches. His words ring true nearly 60 years later. The "fierce urgency of now", with "no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism", is more applicable than ever to a climate-change crisis emerging as humanity's greatest challenge. The engagement of diverse voices is central to pushing governments toward ambitious commitments to reduce global warming. From the rise of youth activists like Greta Thunberg and the emergence of social justice movements like Black Lives Matter, today's youth are insistently calling for social justice and climate solutions. Here, we as faculty and civil society observers of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) reflect on the rapid changes in youth participation, and their struggle to find a voice within the chaos of a COP.
ISSN:1540-9295
1540-9309
DOI:10.1002/fee.2627