Greenpeace’s South Korean Climate Leader Inspires Youth to Continue to Rise up for Climate Justice in Net Zero Interview

New Net Zero show features Justin Jeong, Climate & Energy Campaigner, Greenpeace Seoul, who encourages youth (the victims) to rise up and make the older generation (the perpetrators) feel responsible.

NEW YORK (PRWEB) OCTOBER 03, 2022

Studies have shown that youth can increase the older generations' level of concern about critical global issues. Parents and government leaders are paying more attention to what their children think about the world's most pressing issue - climate change. Climate change spawned a generation of youth activists, and South Korean youth are no different. In the latest Net Zero production, Youth Climate Activist Cherry Sung interviews Greenpeace's Climate and Energy Campaigner Justin Jeong, who is leading a climate suffrage project to ensure the South Korean government responds rapidly to the climate crisis. How important is the role of youth in raising awareness to get South Korea's Green New Deal realized?

Pollution pricing puts money in your pocket while fighting climate change

By Peter Fragiskatos

Member of Parliament for London North Centre and Parliamentary Secretary the

Minister of National Revenue

On Friday Oct 14 th , Ontarians will see a payment appear in their bank accounts: your fall

Climate Action Incentive rebate from the federal government. How much can you expect? Well,

for a family of 4 here in Ontario, you’re getting $186.25. And this is just one of the payments

coming to you every 3 months, worth $745 total for the year for a family of four. If you’re not

registered for online submission of your taxes that’s no problem, it just means you’ll be getting a

cheque in the mail soon, instead of direct deposit.

In Net Zero Show UN Young Leader for the SDGs Discusses Competencies Learned from a Life in Climate Activism

Youth social entrepreneur Udit Singhal reflects on non-traditional education gained from a life dedicated to climate justice. 

Young social entrepreneurs continue to be torchbearers for the climate movement. In Net Zero Speaks with Udit Singhal, Climate Activist Priyanka Prakash interviews sustainability champion Udit Singhal. Singhal is the founder of Glass2Sand, an environmentally-friendly "carbon-negative" initiative and "no glass to landfills" movement that he established in 2018 at age 16. He was recognized for his contributions and selected as a UN Young Leader for the SDGs 2020-22 at 17. Pedagogical experts have continued to argue that social entrepreneurship provides learners with critical competences to flourish in a 21st century world. Singhal reflects in Net Zero on the valuable knowledge and skills he gained from his journey so far.