Carl Smith (activist)
Carl Smith (born c. 2001/2002)[1] is an American climate activist from Akiak, Alaska and a member of the indigenous Yupiaq tribe.[2][3][4][5]
Climate activism[edit]
Carl Smith had experienced the negative effects of global warming on his home and his community.[2][6][7] He reported that fish in the local river died due the heat[7] and believes that members of the Yupiaq tribe will not be able to continue their traditions of living off the land as a result of global warming,[2][6] including their customs of hunting caribou and collecting cloudberries and salmonberries.[2][8]
Smith is one of sixteen children including Greta Thunberg and Alexandria Villaseñor who filed a complaint with the United Nations on September 23, 2019 asserting that five of the world's major economies, namely Germany, France, Brazil, Argentina and Turkey, violated their human rights by not taking appropriate action to prevent the climate crisis, as they have failed to meet their respective emission reduction targets to which they committed in their Paris Agreement pledges.[5][9][10][11]
In December 2019, Smith participated in a panel discussion focusing on youth activism at the Headquarters of the United Nations for Human Rights Day.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ MacArthur, Anna Rose; Bethel, KYUK- (28 September 2019). "'It felt like we were all connected.' Akiak teen returns from U.N. climate summit". Alaska Public Media.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Alaskan teen activist encourages youth to speak up for human rights". UN News. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ News, A. B. C. "Activist Greta Thunberg, other teens file complaint with UN over climate change". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ "No Plan B: Youth Leading The Charge On Climate". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "#ChildrenVsClimateCrisis". childrenvsclimatecrisis.org. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Not Just Greta Thunberg, These Children are Also Campaigning Against Climate Change". News18. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "16 Youth Activists File Suit Claiming Climate Crisis Violates Children's Rights". EcoWatch. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ Today, Joshua Bote, USA. "You know Greta Thunberg. Meet 15 other young climate activists taking on world leaders". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ↑ Drew Kann. "Greta Thunberg and 15 other children filed a complaint against five countries over the climate crisis". CNN. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Greta and 15 Kids Just Claimed Their Climate Rights at the UN". Earthjustice. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ 'How dare you': 16-year-old climate activist delivers striking message to leaders at UN, CNN, 2019-09-23, retrieved 2019-09-23
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