{"id":1286,"date":"2016-11-22T09:18:48","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T09:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedigitaldepot.co.uk\/ladburypr\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2016-11-22T09:18:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T09:18:48","slug":"climate-change-is-real-the-earth-is-hotting-up-and-thats-a-fact-the-cop22-climate-change-conference-is-over-and-so-now-what-how-can-we-the-millennials-achieve-the-change-required-to-enf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedigitaldepot.co.uk\/ladburypr\/climate-change-is-real-the-earth-is-hotting-up-and-thats-a-fact-the-cop22-climate-change-conference-is-over-and-so-now-what-how-can-we-the-millennials-achieve-the-change-required-to-enf\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate change is real, the earth is hotting up and that\u2019s a fact.  The COP22 Climate Change Conference is over and so now what? How can we, the millennials, achieve the change required to enforce these environmental findings before the likes of Trump Et al. brand them as \u201cjust hot air\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What do\u00a0Jose Ramos-Horta,\u00a0Oscar Isaac and Victoria Barrett all agree on? That m<\/span><span class=\"s2\">illennials have the biggest stake in our future and their voices need to be heard when carbon emission caps are decided.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">At the COP22 Global Climate Change Conference, a new eco-socio movement,\u00a0<b><i>The Future Is Ours, <\/i><\/b>was launched. Backed by a seasoned select of academic luminaries, revered environmental campaigners, global CEOs, activists and entertainers, the campaign is determined to drive wide-spread, global attention towards millennials and how their voices can no longer be ignored in the face of climate <\/span><span class=\"s1\">change. <b><i>The Future Is Ours <\/i><\/b>also aims to capture the imagination of the millennial\u00a0generation and illustrate how a lack of commitment to climate change from them, will result in a painful and disastrous environmental future. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>The Future Is Ours<\/b> is backed by: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/frankwilczek.com\/\">Frank Wilczek<\/a><\/i>, Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_Ramos-Horta\">Jose Ramos-Horta<\/a><\/i>, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate &amp; former President of Timore Leste<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Polman\">Paul Polman<\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>CEO of Unilever<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.una.org.uk\/natalie-samarasinghe\">Natalie Samarasinghe<\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>Executive Director of the UN\u00a0Association UK<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gunterpauli.com\/\">Gunter Pauli<\/a>,<\/i><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>author of \u2018The Blue Economy\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">actor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kristin_Scott_Thomas\"><i>Kristin Scott Thomas<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Golden Globe winner<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oscar_Isaac\">\u00a0<i>Oscar Isaac<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dice.se\/people\/sigurlina-ingvarsdottir\/\">Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir<\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>Senior Producer, Star Wars Battlefront<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsbeat\/article\/35077488\/cop21-the-teen-suing-obama-over-climate-change\"><i>Victoria Barrett<\/i><\/a>, high school student currently suing the US Government for ignoring climate change<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paragkhanna.com\/\"><i>Parag\u00a0Khanna<\/i><\/a><b>,\u00a0<\/b>Senior Fellow at Lee Kuan Yew School and author of\u00a0Connectography<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xavier_Niel\">Xavier Niel<\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>founder of school 42 for coders<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/idrissaberkane.org\/index.php\/cv\/\">Idriss\u00a0Aberkane<\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>entrepreneur &amp;\u00a0academic<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/sv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olov_Amelin\">Olov Amelin<\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>director of the Nobel Museum in Stockholm<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mathildeimer?lang=en\">Mathilde Imer,<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>co-founder CliMates and Warn<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tim_O'Reilly\">Tim O\u2019Reilly<\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>founder of O&#8217;Reilly Media<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jillfilipovic.com\/\">Jill Filipovic<\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>lawyer and author,<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Feleaks?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><i>Felix\u00a0Marquardt<\/i>\u00a0<\/a>founder of think tank Youthonomics<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cData from Nasa\u00a0released earlier this year revealed that the global surface temperatures across land and ocean in February were 1.35 degree Celsius warmer than any times since 1951,\u201d says Victoria Barrett. \u201cNow is the time to think creatively about the way forward.\u00a0This year&#8217;s major climate change conference, COP22 is an important opportunity and many political and business leaders as well as representatives of civil society seem eager to engage \u2013 but it is not enough.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Felix Marquardt,\u00a0founder of think tank\u00a0Youthonomics, says, \u201c<b><i>The Future Is Ours<\/i><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s3\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">recognises young people are ready for a global system where democracy remains a guiding principle, but where a symbolic country like the one we have proposed that represents global youth, could join nation states in making vital decisions at future COPs. Like the characters in the Star Wars series, this generation does not care so much about country of birth or the colour of your skin but in shared values and vision. The future is theirs and it is incumbent upon us all to ensure their voices are heard. So now it\u2019s time to give #StarWarsGen a real seat at the table at all future climate change talks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Frank Wilczek, American theoretical physicist, mathematician and a Nobel Laureate\u00a0says, \u201cwith the global system of governance heavily reliant on territorial nation-states who inevitably represent their own national interest, who is representing humanity as a whole?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>The Future Is Ours <\/i><\/b>speaks for millennials but where are they and how can their voices, practically be heard?\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Well, here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ftYSE4\"><span class=\"s4\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ftYSE4<\/span><\/a>\u2026 <\/span><em><strong>The Future Is Ours <\/strong><\/em>is calling for millennials\u00a0to own their futures. Please support this innovative campaign and sign up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1futureisours\">@<span class=\"s5\">_futureisours<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> | #FutureIsOurs<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<b>JOIN US AND SIGN THE PETITION: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ftYSE4\"><span class=\"s4\"><b>http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ftYSE4<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do\u00a0Jose Ramos-Horta,\u00a0Oscar Isaac and Victoria Barrett all agree on? That millennials have the biggest stake in our future and their voices need to be heard when carbon emission caps are decided.\u00a0 At the COP22 Global Climate Change Conference, a new eco-socio movement,\u00a0The Future Is Ours, was launched. 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