EP # 68: YOUNG CLIMATE ACTIVISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD PREPARE TO CONFRONT WORLD LEADERS WITH THEIR DEMANDS AT COP26 IN GLASGOW

Lisa is solo today and is joined by Marianne Larned to talk about
COP26 in Glasgow where young climate activists from around the
world prepare to confront world leaders with their demands. 
#WorldisWatching  

Young people from Argentina, Mexico, Nepal, the Philippines,
Russia, Uganda, the US, and countries worldwide are traveling to
Scotland as  youth delegates to the United Nations COP26 --
the most historic climate conference of their lifetime -- where
they will present their demands to world leaders.  They are
painfully aware that our world is at a crossroads - and COP26 is
a watershed moment.  They've experienced firsthand the
devastating impact of the climate crisis on their people, and on
their countries. They now feel they must stand up for a whole
generation of young people--and for the collective well-being of
future generations.   


 They want world leaders to take immediate and meaningful
action, with the sense of urgency the climate emergency
demands.  They are determined to work with these leaders to
develop, fund and put into action concrete, effective,
science-based policies and strategies to combat the effects of
climate change—before it’s too late.



Marianne Larned is the best-selling author of the Stone Soup for
the World series who uses the Stone Soup model to inspire people
to work together we can build a more just, equitable, and
sustainable world. In her new book, Stone Soup for a Sustainable
World: Life-Changing Stories of Young Heroes, she spotlights 100
climate change trailblazers, environmental justice changemakers,
green inventors and entrepreneurs, sustainable business leaders,
and intergenerational legacy figures.


Marianne is an innovative educator, thought leader,
sustainability champion, and business strategist with a lifelong
commitment to humanizing education to prepare future leaders to
build a better world. In her role as the Founding Director of the
Stone Soup Leadership Institute, she has used these educational
tools and trainings with multicultural young people who are on
the frontlines of climate change, social justice, and economic
equity. She is recognized as a public-private partnership
consultant, a Design Thinking pragmatist, and a sustainable
workforce development strategist. As a pioneer in Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR), she has assisted Fortune 500
companies, Chambers of Commerce, and education, government,
civic, and community leaders to develop triple bottom-line
solutions for improving education, health care, and economic
development. She directs the Institute's multicultural global
team to develop the Institute's Sustainable Education Platform is
a video-enhanced, content-driven, values-based, blended
experiential learning environment to train young people to build
resilient communities for a sustainable economy in the 21st
century. It leverages the Stone Soup for the World series and
companion curriculum and is dedicated to the Institute's
long-time chairperson, Walter Cronkite.


www.sustainabilityisfun.net & www.stonesoupleadership.org


Book Description: Stone Soup for a Sustainable World:
Life-Changing Stories of Young
Heroes  Stone Soup for a
Sustainable World: Life-Changing Stories of Young Heroes
 features the stories of 100 climate change trailblazers,
environmental justice changemakers, educator champions,
sustainable business leaders, intergenerational legacy figures,
green inventors and entrepreneurs, and emerging island leaders
from 38 countries around the world, and 32 U.S. cities who are
creating sustainability solutions to the global climate crisis.
Their stories inspire us and their Call to Actions invite us to
support them and their organizations to maximize their impact in
building a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.