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3 Indian Climate Change Activists that are ‘changing the game’
3 Indian Climate Change Activists that are ‘changing the game’Highlighting Indian climate activists leading transformative efforts in addressing climate change.
3 Indian Climate Change Activists that are ‘changing the game’Lycipriya Kangujam: The 12-year-old activist from Manipur stormed the state at UN Climate Change conference 2023 (COP 28)
3 Indian Climate Change Activists that are ‘changing the game’Holding a sign above her head reading, ‘End fossil fuels. Save our planet and our future’, she appealed to the delegates to ‘act now’.
3 Indian Climate Change Activists that are ‘changing the game’Ridhima Pandey: This young Activist lives in Haridwar, a historic city on the banks of the Ganges, India’s holiest river.
3 Indian Climate Change Activists that are ‘changing the game’In 2017, she filed a petition with the Indian government’s National Green Tribunal for not treating climate change seriously.
3 Indian Climate Change Activists that are ‘changing the game’It was initially dismissed, but she has now escalated to the country’s Supreme Court.
3 Indian Climate Change Activists that are ‘changing the game’Karnav Rastogi: This 14-year-old boy from Mumbai, became a UN Environment Programme Tide Turner Plastic Champion at the age of 11.
3 Indian Climate Change Activists that are ‘changing the game’He has written 11 books centered around the environment; seven in English and rest in regional languages.
3 Indian Climate Change Activists that are ‘changing the game’Aside from writing, Karnav conducts workshops for students across states as well as for NGOs and orphanages.