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Students taking action to fight climate change

Hundreds of students at 香港六合彩 have come together to inspire action that combats the climate crisis, from lobbying governments to holding vegan brownie bakes.

Image: Aliza Ayaz, the Climate Action Society鈥檚 founder with Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

8 January 2021

鈥淲e wanted to show the power and potential of the youth,鈥 says Aliza Ayaz (MSc 香港六合彩 Epidemiology & Public Health), who founded the Students鈥 Union 香港六合彩 Climate Action Society in 2018. 鈥淲e wanted to tackle the urgent global crisis in a way that didn鈥檛 seem to be happening at that point, either by individuals or sector-wide.鈥

The society鈥檚 membership has since risen to almost 300 students, staff and alumni, with a mailing list of 7,000. Among the events it organised in 2020 were a zero-waste workshop and a 鈥楧iversity and Inclusion Panel鈥 with more than 200 online attendees.

Its Social Week 鈥 hosted completely online 鈥 included climate debates, vegan brownie bakes and a climate happy hour.

It has also staged large conferences with professionals and leaders, including its flagship annual Sustainability Symposium, hosted in collaboration with more than 40 other UK student societies.

Our society is simply a microcosm of the immense and growing climate action movement.


In 2020, Aliza was a panellist for a British Council's webinar on SDGs, universities and students and is the House of Lords鈥 student representative on 鈥楬ealth & Environment鈥, while she and the society鈥檚 former Events Officer Tehnia Amir (BSc Information Business Management 2021) spoke at the UN鈥檚 World Urban Forum.

Kae Li Khoo (Geography 2), the society鈥檚 2020/21 President, spoke at the global 鈥榁irtual Conscious Festival鈥 about the society鈥檚 activities and plans for the future. The society hosts a blog that tackles issues, such as the impact of climate change on biodiversity, how businesses can incorporate climate action into their business models and what to say to people who think that climate change does not matter.

鈥淥ur society is simply a microcosm of the immense and growing climate action movement,鈥 says Kae Li. 鈥淲e want to hold experienced politicians to account and convince corporates to move towards a form of business that is ethical and environment oriented. We hope to provide another platform for all individuals, organisations, sectors, and more to converge against the climate emergency.鈥

听鈥淭his is the only way forward and we will not settle for less,鈥 adds Aliza. 鈥淒iplomacy and our passion sets us apart from the rest.鈥

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