Around the world, individuals are leading the fight against climate change ; calling on their governments and corporations to take action to protect our planet and ensure we all have a safe place to call home. From asking governments and corporations to do their part to school strikes, grass-root initiatives like tree-planting and innovative recycling systems. Here are just 12 activists from around the world who are inspiring us, today: 1. Ilyess El Korbi Born in Ukraine, Ilyess grew up in Morrocco, moving back to Ukraine when they were 14-years-old. When Ilyess wanted to take part in climate movement protests in 2019, they discovered that none had yet been registered in Ukraine. Together with friends, they changed this and Ilyess is now the board secretary of Fridays For Future Ukraine. When the war broke out in Ukraine , Ilyess was in Kyiv and fortunately was able to flee to Berlin a short time after. Together with other climate activists in Germany , they are now raising awareness about the situation in Ukraine and the climate crisis. “It’s not just about Ukraine anymore. It’s about Syria and other countries around the world,” says 25-year-old Ilyess, “We have to demand change together. People need to come out to the streets on Friday and strike together with us.” Photo: Photo provided by Ilyess 2. Dominique Palmer Dominique Palmer is a climate justice activist and student at the University of Birmingham, England. She is involved in the youth-led climate strike movement, Fridays for Future that started in August 2018. She uses her platform to share information on how to take action and discusses themes of gender and race within the climate crisis. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dominique Palmer (@domipalmer) 3. Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti Award-winning Kenyan environment activist Elizabeth […]