Fueled by the passion of Youth4Climate, some 4 million people joined the October 20 Global Climate Strike. And just like that, youth took on the mantle of leadership of the climate crisis. Shouting truth to power, they demanded action to ameliorate the consequences of decades of inaction on the billions of

An estimated 4 million people, inspired by an emboldened youth climate movement, participated in the September 20 Global Climate Strike. “Right now we are the ones who are making a difference. If no one else will take action, then we will,” said 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg, who participated in the

By 2050, experts predict the global need for fresh water will increase more than 40%, as 1/4 of the world’s 9.7 billion people reside in regions experiencing “chronic or recurrent” lack of clean water. Malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress could cause 250,000 additional deaths annually. 75% of the world

If women hold up half the sky, why will it take over 138 years to close the gender pay gap? Why is the gap between men and women’s access to the Internet estimated to be 250M? Why are women and girls  not only under-represented as tech “consumers” but as tech creators? A

It’s possible to reach a carbon free global economy by 2050. If we act now. The community is coming together to combat climate change this Earth Day at a 2050kids fundraiser at Yoga of Sausalito. The 7-9 pm April 22 event features inspirational poetry, dance, and songs by local artists

Boy Scouts from Elk Grove Troop 118 convened at Elk Grove Regional Park Sunday to test drive six Climate Rescue Can Cookstoves they constructed as part of 2050kids Cookstove Challenge. The scouts reported construction times which ranged from two to six and a half hours. Teams were awarded prizes based

Dayo Awosola is an accomplished technology entrepreneur from climate-vulnerable Lagos in Nigeria. He joined more than 6000 people in Paris for the 11th annual Conference of Youth (COY11) to help gather and present the youth voice just before the official COP21 climate summit. While chatting with Dayo we quickly discovered

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, speaking at the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in Sendai, Japan, yesterday emphasized the need to “embed Disaster Risk Reduction into the very DNA of our sustainable development framework.” “Sustainability starts in Sendai,” he said. “Disaster Risk Reduction can be a front