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Millions of people don’t think twice when turning on the tap, but Indigenous activist and Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit panelist Tia Kennedy never takes a glass of water for granted. As a member of both the Oneida Nation of the Thames and Walpole Island First Nation, her connection to water is ancient. Learn more about Kennedy and how to get involved in the summit.
Registration is now open for virtual and in-person attendance at the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit. The first-of-its-kind summit will bring thought leaders, youth activists, scientific, political, educational, cultural and industry experts from around the world to campus.
Sheila Watt-Cloutier made a bold move and helped kick-start what many describe as a sea change in how the international community thinks about climate change.
Kumi Naidoo, a South African activist, Rhodes scholar and former executive director of Greenpeace International, will deliver a keynote speech at this year’s Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit. The summit will be co-hosted by CU Boulder and United Nations Human Rights.
Leading Indigenous voices on climate change and human rights, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Environment, the vice chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the 2020 TIME Magazine Kid of the Year—these are among the 33 panelists who have confirmed their participation in the inaugural Global Climate Summit this fall.
The Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit, Dec. 1–4, promises to highlight the commitment of CU Boulder and the city of Boulder to take human rights-based climate action.
Mary Robinson, one of the world’s most respected advocates for climate justice and the former president of Ireland, will visit campus in December to present a keynote speech at the inaugural Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit.
As the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties begins in Glasgow, Scotland, CU Boulder and U.N. Human Rights are announcing plans to co-host the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit in 2022.