The Role of Activism in 2020: Climate Change Advocacy

This podcast features a speaker panel of experts and leaders in the field climate change. They discuss what environmental advocacy looks like one year after the monumental Climate Change protests in 2019, while also considering the backdrop of 2020.

The panel then reviewed rollbacks and changes in regulations that took place under the current Administration, as well as individual states’ activities and responses to those actions. They discussed how activism in 2020 has been shaped by ongoing unprecedented events and challenges of getting the Green New Deal legislation passed in Congress

Panelist included speakers from varying points in their roles as activists including Janiece Watts of Fresh Energy, Ben Longstreth of NRDC, and Joe Hobbs of Fridays for Future. They will explore how to best to combat Climate Change through an activism lens particularly while we are still living through a global pandemic.

The panel is moderated by Carolyn Kissane, Clinical Professor at NYU School of Professional Studies.

Transcript

[0:00] Welcome from Gioia Kennedy, NYU Wagner student and Chair of ACE,

[00:24] Gioia Kennedy reads The Alliance for Climate Change and Environment’s mission statement,

[1:40] Matt Minner, NYU Wagner student and Co-events Chair of ACE, introduces the speakers and moderator,

[5:48] Dr. Carolyn Kissane begins the panel discussion,

[7:07] Ben Longstreth discuss his work as a climate advocate,

[11:16] Janiece Watts explains her path to activism,

[18:44] Joe Hobbs walks us through his passion for climate activism at such a young age.