Manav Rachna collaborated with the US based POP movement to bring the youth-led climate change movement to India with an aim to achieve net zero emissions through climate action by 2070.
Climate change activists from all over the world along with students of age group 13-18 from schools across the globe attended the POP INDIA TALKS at Manav Rachna Campus participating in multiple sessions like “Inspiring Success Stories”, “Change Makers”, “Business Challenge”, “Minimalistic Living through Art”, “Save Soil”, “Home Composting”, “Urban Farming” and more.
Dr. Ash Pachauri – Senior Mentor, POP Movement and Erik Solheim – Former Executive Director, UNEP and Patron WSDF complemented by global youth leaders like Ms. Meda Malinga, Master Haaziq Kazi, Samual C. Okorie joined the session virtually during the inaugural session and addressed the students to apprise them of the need to take action for climate change and how our youth around the World are supporting the cause.
The Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement is an initiative designed to address the urgent need to share information and knowledge with the youth on solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN, mitigate climate change, and adapt to its growing impacts. Intended to ultimately reach the size, scale, and momentum to become a global movement, POP mobilizes the youth worldwide to take collective action needed to mitigate climate change and protect threatened ecosystems.