Name
Mini Sessions: Climate Justice Can't Happen Without Racial Justice | Zero Carbon to Zero Disparities: Integrating Climate Change with UN SDGs
Date & Time
Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Virtual Session Link
Description

During this featured break, you can watch the following Mini-Sessions:

  1. Climate Justice Can't Happen Without Racial Justice
    • Speaker: David Lammy, Member of Parliament for Tottenham, England
    • Thanks to TED Countdown for allowing us to share this important content from their 2020 Countdown event. Why has there been so little mention of saving Black lives from the climate emergency? For too long, racial justice efforts have been distinguished from climate justice work, says David Lammy, Member of Parliament for Tottenham, England. In a stirring talk about building a new movement to care for the planet, Lammy calls for inclusion and support of Black and minority leadership on climate issues and a global recognition that we can't solve climate change without racial, social and intergenerational justice.
       
  2. Zero Carbon to Zero Disparities: Integrating Climate Change with UN SDGs
    • Speaker: Samiksha Gadodia, The Green Ink Studio
    • UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focus on an equitable, just and sustainable developments. The session focuses on what these goals are, challenges faced by developing and under-developed nations in implementing these goals and why is it important to achieve these goals to fight climate emergency. The discussion also revolves around the economic benefits and stakeholder management for achieving the SDGs. We will discuss on how different nations around the world have come up with different opportunities for a net zero carbon future and zero disparities among the citizens followed by steps various other nations can take to overcome their challenges. After all, climate emergency and environmental issues aren't limited to a few nations. The world needs to come together and fight towards a better future. Go Green!