04291nam 22006015 450 991063771290332120230427133153.09783031142987(electronic bk.)978303114297010.1007/978-3-031-14298-7(MiAaPQ)EBC7165886(Au-PeEL)EBL7165886(CKB)25913882500041(DE-He213)978-3-031-14298-7(EXLCZ)992591388250004120221227d2023 u| 0engurcz#---auuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSpeaking Youth to Power Influencing Climate Policy at the United Nations /by Mark Terry1st ed. 2023.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2023.1 online resource (238 pages)Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication,2634-646XIncludes index.Print version: Terry, Mark Speaking Youth to Power Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031142970 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Disruptive Voices -- 2. An Inconvenient Youth -- 3. Opening the Door to Negotiation -- 4. A Seat at the Table -- 5. The Direct Approach: A Participatory Framework for Meaningful Youth Engagement with UN Policymakers -- 6. The Emerging Role of Youth at UN Climate Summits -- 7. Lights! Camera! Action! The Use of Film by Youth and the UNFCCC -- 8. Conclusion."Youth movements have long influenced policy responses to social, political, and environmental change. Mark Terry provides a framework for understanding today’s crusades, especially their use of new media. Equally important, he offers an important practical guide for enlisting the perspective and energy of youth to address critical issues, notably the climate crisis. In a world facing momentous challenges, Speaking Youth to Power could not be more timely, valuable, or necessary." —David J. Bodenhamer, Professor of History and Informatics, Indiana University, Indianapolis. This book examines the methods and approaches currently being taken by the global community of youth in influencing environmental policymakers of the United Nations. It is divided into two sections: The Groundswell Approach, exploring the use of social media and mass gatherings aimed at raising public awareness of the issue of climate change; and The Direct Approach, a participatory methodology that encourages collaboration directly with the policymaker and youth in the discussions and creation of progressive climate policy for the world. The book also delivers a detailed analysis of the United Nations’ only database of youth-produced documentary films related to climate change research, impacts, and proposed solutions: the Youth Climate Report, arguing that film is a powerful and effective communications tool for the policymaker. The book proposes two frameworks and explores their in-field applications for successful youth climate activism. Mark Terry is a scholar, explorer, and filmmaker. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and The Explorers Club. He teaches at the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Toronto, and the Faculty of Arts, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada.Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication,2634-646XCommunication in the environmental sciencesYouth—Social life and customsEnvironmental policyEnvironmental CommunicationYouth CultureEnvironmental PolicyCommunication in the environmental sciences.Youth—Social life and customs.Environmental policy.Environmental Communication.Youth Culture.Environmental Policy.780305.235Terry Mark923899MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910637712903321Speaking Youth to Power3003053UNINA