Talking in the context of his Movement for Global Compassion on the Earth Day, Kailash Satyarthi calls for youth-led compassionate climate action and shared responsibility for a sustainable future.
Magsaysay Awardee Anshu Gupta challenges youth to move beyond awareness to collective ownership and immediate action at the 3rd YUVA Sustainability Conference& Awards 2026.
India’s clean energy transition depends not only on technology and investment, but also on sustained community engagement and local participation.
Prof Bijayalaxmi Nanda emphasised that sustainability must move beyond rhetoric into lived practice by empowering youth, valuing indigenous wisdom, and embedding environmental responsibility within institutions and everyday life.
Mr Rajendra Bhanawat urged youth to ground climate action in conscience, community wisdom and political accountability, challenging them to answer honestly what they are doing to protect the planet.
An address by Prof (Dr) K G Suresh at the 2nd Yuva Sustainability Conference highlighted that true sustainability lies not in symbolic actions but in long-term commitment, nurturing nature, and empowering youth to translate awareness into everyday practice.
Young climate storytellers can reduce eco-anxiety by using empathy-driven narratives that humanise crises, explain causes, and offer hopeful, actionable solutions for the future.
Empathetic climate storytelling that humanises impacts, explains causes, and offers solutions can mobilise audiences while reducing eco-anxiety and hopelessness.
Rural youth can drive climate action and mental health advocacy, using responsible digital engagement and proper capacity building to counter misinformation.
Climate action accelerates when youth voices are trusted, institutions collaborate, and partnerships turn global commitments into sustained, people-centric action beyond COP30.