The COVID-19 and climate crises are deeply interlinked: both have been borne out of industrial practices that are encroaching on our planetary boundaries and the collective health and wellbeing of animals and humans. Today, these issues need to be tackled in tandem and through global solidarity. The Global Youth Climate Movement has been on the frontlines of calling for climate action.

As part of the Green Screen project, which engages citizens in contemporary issues through films and debates, we explored how the Global Youth Climate Movement has been instrumental in bringing the climate fight to the forefront of public attention and politics. Where is the climate movement now, and how have the movement’s demands and tactics changed over time? And how will it continue to push for international solidarity and cooperation for climate action?

This month, we featured the film ‘Youth Unstoppable’, directed by Slater Jewell-Kemker who began attending environmental summits, camera in hand at the age of 15. What began as a single journey evolved into an intimate and challenging documentary shot behind the front lines of the largely unseen and misunderstood Global Youth Climate Movement. Seen through the lens of Slater’s camera, Youth Unstoppable documents the struggles, events, and first-hand effects on the youth fighting to be heard at home and within the frustrating and complex process of UN Climate Change negotiations. From flood ravaged villages in Nepal to luxury hotels in Cancun, from the tailings ponds of the Alberta Tar Sands to the riots of Copenhagen, culminating with the intense and defining events at the 21st UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, Youth Unstoppable shows us a powerful vision for the future of our planet and the young people who will lead us there.

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