United We Are Unstoppable: 60 Inspiring Young People Saving Our World

by Akshat Rathi

Overview

From Asia to Africa, Oceania to Europe, the Americas and Antarctica, see the world through the eyes of 60 young people who are fighting for their homes and their futures in the face of climate change.

The stories in this book are devastating, defiant, inspiring and moving - but, above all, they are full of hope. The climate crisis can feel overwhelming but, as this book shows, for every problem there are young voices raising awareness, creating solutions and demanding that things change. It's not too late to save the world. United we really are unstoppable.

Aditya Mukarji (16) stopped 26 million straws from polluting the oceans.

Cecilia La Rose (15) filed a lawsuit against the Canadian federal government for contributing to global warming.

Delphin Kaze (19) founded a company that produces eco-charcoal from organic waste in Burundi.

And more inspiring stories from . . . Htet Myet Min Tun; Tatyana Sin; Iman Dorri; Howey Ou; Theresa Rose Sebastian; Nasreen Sayed; Liyana Yamin; Albrecht Arthur N. Arevalo; Akari Tomita; Karel Lisbeth Miranda Mendoza; Emma-Jane Burian; Anya Sastry; Ricardo Andres Pineda Guzman; Cricket Guest; Lia Harel; Shannon Lisa; Khadija Usher; Brandon Nguyen; Vivianne Roc; Octavia Shay Muñoz-Barton; Payton Mitchell; Ashley Torres; Eyal Weintraub; Daniela Torres Perez; Catarina Lorenzo; Juan José Martín-Bravo; João Henrique Alves Cerqueira; Gilberto Cyril Morishaw; Holly Gillibrand; Stamatis Psaroudakis; Lilith Electra Platt; Anna Taylor; Raina Ivanova; Federica Gasbarro; Laura Lock; Agim Mazreku; Adrian Toth; Kaluki Paul Mutuku; Nche Tala; Sebenele Rodney Carval; Jeremy Raguain; Lesein Mathenge Mutunkei; Toiwiya Hassane; Koku Klutse; Tsiry Nantenaina Randrianavelo; Ruby Sampson; Tafadzwa Chando; Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti; Ndèye Marie Aida Ndieguene; Zoe Buckley Lennox; Lourdes Faith Auhura Parehuia; Alexander Whitebrook; Komal Narayan; Kailash Cook; Madeleine Keitilani Elceste Lavemai; Freya May Mimosa Brown; and Carlon Zackhras

25p from the sale of physical copies of the book will go to a charity advocating for the protection of children's rights.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529335965
Publisher:	John Murray Press
Publication date:	08/06/2020
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Akshat Rathi is an award-winning senior reporter for Bloomberg News. He is the host of Zero, a climate podcast for Bloomberg Green. He has a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Oxford, and a BTech in chemical engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai. He has worked for Quartz, The Economist and the Royal Society of Chemistry. His writings have also been published in Nature, The Hindu, Guardian, Ars Technica, and Chemistry World, among others. He lives with his wife in London, UK.

Table of Contents

Map viii

Introduction Akshat Rathi 1

Asia

Aditya Mukarji - India 11

Htet Myet Min Tun - Myanmar 14

Tatyana Sin - Uzbekistan 19

Iman Dorri - Iran 24

Howey Ou - China 27

Theresa Rose Sebastian - India/Ireland 29

Nasreen Sayed - Afghanistan/USA 33

Liyana Yamin - Malaysia/Taiwan 35

Albrecht Arthur N. Arevalo - Philippines 38

Akari Tomita - Japan/USA 41

North America

Cecilia La Rose - Canada 49

Karel Lisbeth Miranda Mendoza - Panama 53

Emma-Jane Burian - Canada 57

Anya Sastry - USA 61

Ricardo Andres Pineda Guzman - Honduras 66

Cricket Guest - Canada 68

Lia Harel - USA 72

Shannon Lisa - USA 78

Khadija Usher - Belize 83

Brandon Nguyen - Canada 85

Vivianne Roc - Haiti 88

Octavia Shay Muñoz-Barton - USA 91

Payton Mitchell - Canada 95

Ashley Torres - Canada 99

South America

Eyal Weintraub - Argentina 107

Daniela Torres Perez - Peru/UK 111

Catarina Lorenzo - Brazil 113

Juan José Martin-Bravo - Chile 117

João Henrique Alves Cerqueira - Brazil 121

Gilberto Cyril Morishaw - Curacao/The Netherlands 123

Europe

Holly Gillibrand - Scotland 131

Stamatis Psaroudakis - Greece 135

Lilith Electa Piatt - The Netherlands 138

Anna Taylor - England 140

Raina Ivanova - Germany 143

Federica Gasbarro - Italy 145

Laura Lock - England/Hungary 150

Agim Mazreku - Kosovo 156

Adrián Toth - Belgium 158

Africa

Kaluki Paul Mutuku - Kenya 165

Nche Tala - Cameroon/USA 169

Sebenele Rodney Carval - Eswatini 173

Jeremy Raguain - Seychelles 176

Lesein Mathenge Mutunkei - Kenya 180

Toiwiya Hassane - Comoros 186

Koku Klutse - Togo 189

Tsiry Nantenaina Randrianavelo - Madagascar 192

Ruby Sampson - South Africa 194

Tafadzwa Chando - Zimbabwe 197

Delphin Kaze - Burundi 199

Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti - Kenya 201

Ndéye Marie Aida Ndieguene - Senegal 204

Antarctica

Zoe Buckley Lennox - Antarctica/Australia 213

Oceania

Lourdes Faith Auhura Parehuia - New Zealand 225

Alexander Whitebrook - Australia 228

Komal Narayan - Fiji 231

Kailash Cook - Australia 233

Madeleine Keitilani Elceste Lavemai - Tonga 240

Freya May Mimosa Brown - Australia 242

Carlon Zackhras - Marshall Islands 245

About the book 247

Notes 249

Useful resources 261

Acknowledgements 263

About the contributors 267

Index 285

Editorial Reviews

An essential collection of essays written by a diverse group of young people from all over the world who are working to protect our one and only home. Get a copy for yourself, and give another copy to a young person in your life! —Leah Stokes, political scientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara

Engaging, fast-paced, inspirational . . . mandatory reading—Siddharth Singh, author of THE GREAT SMOG OF INDIA

Every activist has a story. Every story has a solution. Every solution can change a life. I am truly inspired by these stories of climate activists from various parts of the world. This is an amazing book. —Vanessa Nakate, Ugandan climate activist

It is impossible not to be moved by these young activists. Everyone will learn something new. Akshat Rathi has done the world a great service in bringing these genuinely diverse voices from across the planet into one place. United We Are Unstoppable is essential reading if you care about the future of life on Earth —Professor Simon Lewis, University College London

What a wonderful collection. The world is lucky to have Greta Thunberg - and just as lucky to have this collection of like-minded young people in every corner of the planet, hard at work to make things better. But don't take the message that we should simply leave the climate crisis on the shoulders of high school kids. Take the message that we should follow where they lead!—Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org and New York Times bestselling author

One of the most distinctive things about the book is showing that individual actions - such as recycling, driving or flying less, or going vegan - are not enough and will not save us. The only way to achieve systemic change and halt the effects of climate change is mass movement; millions of people need to get involved demand change from those in power—Chemistry World

The book's stories are powerful and myriad . . . Throughout, there are common threads: conviction, determination, and the inability to sit back as a catastrophe unfolds.—Quartz, The Race to Zero Emissions

This collection of inspiring stories from all over the world is the perfect antidote for those dismayed at the political wrangling and lack of courage to confront the existential challenge of our times. This book should be required reading for anyone concerned about climate change.—Adnan Amin, senior fellow at Harvard University and former head of IRENA

Vital . . . The book's essays pull no punches in calling out the crisis for what it is . . . But the book is far more than calls for leadership and coming together. It also shows kids and young adults are already taking action beyond the high proflie strikes and lawsuits—Gizmodo

It's fun to read about kids doing great things to save the planet' Annan (9 years old) and Sonja (6 years old). 'What they said—Gernot Wagner, Annan and Sonja's dad, climate economist at New York University and co-author of CLIMATE SHOCK

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