8 Dec 2023 - Aired last Friday at COP28, the ActNowFilm features youth leaders and world figures in a call for young people to be included in national climate negotiation teams and global decision-making.
Young people from Lesotho to London candidly converse influential leaders, including former Ireland President Mary Robinson and Christiana Figueres, architect of the 2015 Paris Agreement and Chair of Prince William's Earthshot Prize.
“The voices of young people are not just whispers of tomorrow but are rallying cries for today," Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, previous President of Ireland
The 30-minute “Act Now” film was led by Cambridge Zero, the University of Cambridge's climate change initiative, and the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR). The film was supported by the UK Universities Climate Network (UUCN), in partnership with One Young World, and produced by Octopus Films. It sees 30 pairs of youth climate leaders and leaders of indigenous communities, in business, policy, activism, the third sector, international organisations and academia put their heads together on climate change.
It also features Professor Saleemul Huq, the activist and Director of International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD), who sadly passed away in October 2023.
“The young people in ActNowFilm understand what action is needed, have witnessed first-hand the destructive effects of climate change and are determined to influence the agreements that will define their future on this Earth.
"They only need education and training in how to contribute their unique skills and perspectives in the formal environment,"nbspDr Amy Munro-Faure, Head of Education and Student Engagement, ActNowFilm lead, Cambridge Zero.