Session 15

Why Youth-led Organizations are at the Forefront of Advocating for Climate Intervention Research

January 27, 2026

We are joined by two youth-led climate organizations at the forefront of the climate advocacy movement, Operaatio Arktis in the Arctic and Emerging Climate Frontiers in Sub-Saharan Africa, for a conversation about why they have chosen to focus on climate intervention research.

The discussion explored what led these groups from more conventional climate approaches to engaging with overshoot risks and intervention research. Later discussing what youth leadership uniquely contributes to this space and how cross-regional collaboration is shaping new approaches to managing long-term climate risk.