Unit 3: The Commonwealth of Nations (2nde)

Youth for Climate Action

The document under study is a video published in 2019 on the UN Climate Change: Learn Youtube Channel. It features youth activist Yande Banda and Ruben Sapetulu from Zambia. The main issue at stake is a call to action to end global warming and climate change and the need for climate justice. In her opinion, everyone should be involved in the fight, from toddlers to the elderly.

Yande Banda is a 15 year-old climate activist. She is energetic, encouraging, influential, determined and full of hope for the future. She is connected to the Commonwealth, firstly because she is from Zambia, one of the 56 nations of the Commonwealth. Secondly, she is fighting for climate justice, which is one of the Commonwealth’s current main concerns.

To conclude, the sustainable goals established by the United Nations to be achieved by 2030 that are connected to Yande’s message are: Climate Action (13), the main focus, then Life on land (15), Life under water (14) and Partnership for the Goals connected to the youth collaboration and engagement. Besides, Industry, Infrastructure and innovation (9) can also be added with the examples of the use of solar panels to create clean energy.

Homework: Learn the lesson.