Youth Lead Climate Action at G20: Tech, Innovation & Hope

From Campus to Global Stages: Gen Z’s Climate Solutions Go Viral

As wildfires rage and heatwaves break records, young leaders are stepping up at the G20 Youth Summit to redefine climate action. This week’s ‘The Hype’ episode spotlighted how Gen Z innovators are hacking sustainability challenges with tech savvy and grassroots energy.

Meet the Game-Changers

From Tsinghua University’s Net-zero Student Association to youth delegates from Australia and Brazil, panelists shared real talk on surviving our climate ‘new normal’:

• \"Think TikTok meets carbon tracking\" – A Tsinghua student revealed apps that make eco-actions as viral as dance trends
• The Aussie delegate pushed for \"emoji-powered activism\" to simplify climate policy debates
• A Brazilian PhD candidate warned: \"Extreme weather doesn’t care about your GPA\", urging STEM students to join fieldwork

Why It Slaps

These under-30 leaders prove climate work isn’t just for suits in boardrooms. Their blueprint? Merge meme culture with hard science, VR with village-level solutions. As one panelist dropped: \"Our climate dashboard looks like a video game – because saving Earth should feel EPIC.\"

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Live: THE HYPE – G20 special: Empowering youth in climate action

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