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.