Around the world, young people, people of colour and members of the LGBT+ community are leading the movement to fight the climate crisis. Jade Wilson highlights some of those changemakers taking a stand.

Jade Wilson

People of colour are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. Those across the global south are already facing the impacts - including displacement, exploitation and death due to climate disasters. So too are LGBT+ people far more likely than their straight, cisgender counterparts to fall into poverty or homelessness. Worldwide, it is estimated that 40% of homeless youth are LGBT+, therefore, putting the community at a greater risk of facing the impacts of ecological breakdown.