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The time to demand action for clean air is now! We've signed @who.int's Call to Action urging world leaders to stop air pollution & ensure a future with clean air for all. Parents worldwide are fighting for clean air through #OurKidsAir campaign. 👉 Add your voice: dub.sh/7yhS8R9

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🌍 Right now, over 90% of children worldwide are breathing dirty air. In 1️⃣ month, the @who.int’s Conference on Air Pollution will take place in Colombia. This is our moment to demand action! 💪 📢 Join the global #OurKidsAir mobilizations from 14-17 March. More details 👇

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What role can faith play in the fight for #ClimateAction? Join our upcoming community call with our special guest Meryne Warah from @greenfaith.bsky.social to explore how faith can influence climate action. 📅 Feb 25, 1:00PM UTC 👉 Email to join: [email protected]

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💬 “After Sophie’s birth, my ecological concern was no longer just about my work. It was about my child.” Ana Badillo is one of our 2024 Fellows. She's a mother & co-founder of Pacha Ayllu or "Families of Nature" in Ecuador. 🇪🇨 👉 Read her inspiring story: tinyurl.com/ykkjyutn

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We wish it was just love in the air ... 💙 This Valentine's Day, let's break up with toxic fossil fuels ❌️🛢 and commit to creating a planet full of love, clean energy, and clean air for our kids! 🌍 #EndFossilFuels #ProtectWhatWeLove

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In an age of social media micro-targeting, we need more ads like this one at public events that reach a broad audience. What would it take to get this aired at sports events in other countries, in other languages? @ourkidsclimate.bsky.social @forourkidscanada.bsky.social @mothersriseup.bsky.social

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Climate change is taking the places we love. Spreading awareness about climate change is one of the best ways to fight it! This heartfelt advert by @sciencemoms.bsky.social and Potential Energy Coalition was seen by MILLIONS watching the Super Bowl this weekend. Share this powerful film! ♥️📢

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Nearly a quarter of a billion children missed school in 2024 due to climate change, @unicef.org It’s unjust that children are paying the price. We demand: ❌ End to fossil fuels ☀️ Transition to clean energy 📚 Investing in climate-resilient education 📢 Join us, take action 👉 bit.ly/okc-newsletter

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We're thrilled to introduce our 2025 cohort of Climate Parent Fellows! 12 inspiring climate organizers from 9 countries to be in our next Fellowship group. Join us in saying CONGRATULATIONS to these climate leaders! 🎉 👉 Meet them here: ourkidsclimate.org/climate-pare...

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"Climate action is the new five-a-day for your kids." Exciting to hear our co-director & @mothersriseup.bsky.social co-founder MayaMailer share how parent-led action is sparking creativity in climate activism on TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious podcast! 🎙Listen here: bit.ly/4avZtin

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"I believe that in 2025, the harms to children will become so clear and immediate that parents—the sleeping giant in the climate fight—will wake up to what the fossil fuel industry has done" 👉 Powerful article by @debrahendrickson.bsky.social on fighting for clean air: www.wired.com/story/fossil...

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What kind of world do we want to leave for our children? Join us for the first community call of the year "Welcoming 2025"! A space for parent #climate activists to connect, share & inspire 📅 Jan 28, 1:00PM UTC 👉 Email us to join: [email protected] Art by @robbiddulph.bsky.social

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How do we keep going in the face of escalating climate disasters? Last week it was confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year on record, and the first year our planet has exceeded the 1.5°C limit of warming.

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"I think many parents are everyday heroes." 💪💚 It's so wonderful to hear our co-director and @mothersriseup.bsky.social co-founder Maya Mailer talking about the power of parent-led climate activism, rooted in fierce love and care, on the Climate Humans podcast. 🎙 Listen here: bit.ly/4g1AJPU

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"What we were taught in school was not a sense of responsibility or ritual, but was how we could do better than our peers, better than Earth." Chévanni is an indigenous father, writer & planetary activist from South Africa, and one of our 2024 Fellows. 👉 Read their story: bit.ly/4fT5Lto

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A new year brings new beginnings, new possibilities, and a renewed commitment to the world we want for our children. 🌍💚 We are starting 2025 by sharing a gorgeous vision of a healthier, safer, and more connected world, created by our 2024 Fellows. Our Fellows imagined a world that is:

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Benedict Cumberbatch reading "A letter to my kids" by Stuart Capstick. What are you going to say to your kids? #climatecrisis #ClimateActionNow #JustStopOil @ourkidsclimate.bsky.social youtu.be/1DsdHZ8qGUY

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This holiday season, the gift we really want to give our children is a healthy planet! 💚🌍 We are so grateful for the thriving global community of parents, grandparents, carers & concerned adults taking action on climate for the sake of kids everywhere.

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What is the world we want for our children? ❤️️ Our 2024 Climate Parent Fellows envisioned the world they want to pass on to all children. In this powerful short video, they each share a line from their collective vision of a livable world shaped by bold action. 🌎 Watch it here: bit.ly/3P4FInT

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“Our community has a song for every variety of seed that we plant, so when you hear a song from far away you know what’s being planted.” Niya Tapo is an indigenous Idu Mishmi woman from India & one of our 2024 Climate Parent Fellows. 👉 Read Niya’s story: ourkidsclimate.org/niya-tapo-ou...

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It’s SO WONDERFUL to see the powerful movement of parents, grandparents & caregivers recognized in a recent article in Nature. Love is our superpower! ❤️️ As parents, it fuels everything we do! We will keep standing up for #OurKidsClimate. Check out the full article 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Imagine living in a city where your child never has a day of clean air all year. This is the heartbreaking reality facing families in #Delhi, India - now blanketed in toxic smog. It's gotten even worse over the past weeks. The air pollution levels are 30-35x the safe limit recommended by @who.int

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“Children are the most impacted and least to blame for the climate crisis. We have a unique moment in history where we can champion environmental education for a global generation of kids growing up in a world accelerating towards runaway climate change.” charitree-foundation.org #ClimateCrisis

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Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on new texts on climate finance, adaptation and just transition. Note "totally unacceptable" on #NCQG and "not happy with the inclusion of transformational adaptation" #COP29

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“Climate finance text is completely inadequate - I expect fireworks when countries meet later," says Stephen Cornelius, at WWF "Amount is far too low & rich countries don’t even commit to delivering it all. We need a core of public finance closer to $1tn" #cop29 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The science is clear: extracting fossil fuels threatens everything we love. That’s why our co-director Maya Mailer has signed the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty's #COP29 letter together with 100s of others. We need a global plan to #EndFossilFuels! Read and sign 👉http://bit.ly/40YXpMV

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Children at #COP29 spoke up for #ClimateAction at Kids’ Corner action, inspired by Speaker’s Corner in London’s Hyde Park. They said children want to be part of the solution now because if they wait until they are adults, it could be too late. #COP29 put #KidsFirst!

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EcoMadres is a program of Moms Clean Air Force that supports Latino communities in fighting for justice in every breath, recognizing the importance of equitable solutions to address air pollution and climate change. Learn about how to get involved & join us! www.momscleanairforce.org/ecomadres/

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Eight times more children will face extreme heatwaves by 2050s, Unicef says #Climate

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High-level Roundtable on #Children, #Youth, and Climate Action in the #COP29Baku

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Nearly half of all children - 1 billion kids - live in places most vulnerable to climate change. 🌍 On #WorldChildrensDay, let’s remember: we must do better for them. Children are facing extreme heat, droughts, floods, storms & polluted air.

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Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city after air pollution shot up to its worst level. www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...

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We are proud to be part of an intergenerational delegation at the #COP29 climate talks brought together by The Alana Institute, a global child rights organization from Brazil. We believe intergenerational solidarity - and LOVE - are key to bold change on climate. #ProtectWhatWeLove #COPForChildren

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“All of North India has been plunged into a medical emergency,” Atishi Marlena, the chief minister of Delhi, said on Monday, adding that many cities were “reeling under severe levels of pollution.” AQI is >1600. The AQI chart only goes to 500.

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