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Youth Climate Movement - Photography Portfolio(35 images)
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Photographs and Images from youth engagement around the world focusing on climate change and a sustainable futre. Includes images from COP 13, COP 14, PowerShift 09, the Capitol Coal Action and grassroots movements across Europe and North America.
  • Powershift '09 Rally.March 2, 2009 Washington, D.C, USA.Photo: Robert van Waarden...Thousands of youth gather on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to call for a green economy, a safe sustainable future and binding climate legislation from the United States government. The rally followed on the heels of PowerShift '09, the largest climate change youth conference in United States history. .. By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • Powershift '09.February 28, 2009 Washington, D.C, USA.Photo: Robert van Waarden..Casper ter Kuile from the United Kingdom Youth Climate Coalition speaks to a crowd of 12,000 at PowerShift '09. Representing the international youth, ter Kuile and friends expressed their solidarity with the USA youth climate movement.. By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • February 28, 2009 Washington, D.C, USA.Photo: Robert van Waarden...Hip Hop band, The Roots, perform live at PowerShift '09. The largest climate change conference in the history of the US, Powershift '09 brought over 12,000 American and international youth together for 2 days in Washington, DC. The conference was an opportunity to learn, network and support the exponential growth of the movement in the United States of America. . By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • Capitol Climate Action.March 2, 2009 Capitol Coal Plant, Washington, D.C, USA.Photo: Robert van Waarden...A symbol of the strangle-hold that fossil fuels have on our economy, protestors march in front of the Capitol Coal Plant in Washington DC. The protestors were calling for clean renewable energy. Two days before the planned protest, the US government announced that the plant would be converted to Natural Gas. Organizers cited this news as a partial, but incomplete victory - as Natural Gas is still a fossil fuel - and vowed to take on coal plants across the country.  .. By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • Mountain Justice Spring Break.March 14, 2009 Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.Photo: Robert van Waarden....Two young coal activists protest in front of the TVA headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee. They are calling for an end to mountaintop removal coal mining, a process that harms the local environment, local community health and the global climate.. By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • COP 13 (left).December 6, 2007 Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.Photo: Robert van Waarden...Olivier James Lavoie from the Canadian Youth Delegation displays the remainder of his face paint from a youth led Climate Carnival at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia. The message to delegates was to 'Paint the Face of our Future', an attempt to get them considering whom their decisions will affect. ..Powershift '09 (right).March 2, 2007 - Washington, D.C, USA ..A protestor voices her concern for her future on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.. By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • International Conference of Youth.December 12, 2007 Kuta, Bali, Indonesia.Photo: Robert van Waarden..Participants: 60+.Countries: 9+..The participants of the Third International Conference of Youth (COY3) in Bali. The COY is held two days before the United Nations Climate Change Conference. It is a self-funded, and self organized event that brings concerned youth from around the world together to network, share ideas and discuss their position at the COP. Approximately 200 youth attended COP13.. By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • International Conference of Youth.November 30, 2008 Poznan, Poland.Photo: Robert van Waarden..Participants: 150+.Countries: 28+..The participants of the Fourth International Conference of Youth (COY4) in Poznan. The COY is held two days before the United Nations Climate Change Conference. It is a self-funded, and self organized event that brings concerned youth from around the world together to network, share ideas and discuss their position at the COP. Approximately 500 youth attended COP14. By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • COP 13.December 4, 2007 Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.Photo: Robert van Waarden...The Canadian Youth Delegation meets with delegates from the Canadian government to discuss domestic policy and the government position in international negotiations, asking "Will your policies guarantee a safe future for our generation?" By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • COP14.December 10, 2008 Poznan, Poland.Photo: Robert van Waarden...International Youth stage a creative action to highlight their frustration at having to dress like polar bears in order to get their views and concerns heard at the international level.. By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • COP14.December 11, 2008 Poznan, Poland.Photo: Robert van Waarden...A hand contemplates signing a document committing the European Community to a principle to 'Safeguard the Survival of all Nations and Peoples'. In Poznan, the international youth delegates pushed forward a simple and powerful principle that was included in the formal outcome of Poznan: We must negotiate an agreement that will safeguard the survival of all countries and peoples. By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • COP14.December 2, 2008 Poznan, Poland.Photo: Robert van Waarden...International Youth Delegates ask participants of the UN Climate Conference in Poznan to join their vision of co-operation towards a safe and sustainable future.. By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • Canadian Youth Delegation (©Robert vanWaarden, Nusa Dua, Indonesia Dec 12, 2007) By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • G20 Climate Camp.April 1, 2009 Bishopsgate, London, UK .Photo: Robert van Waarden....A young 'Climate Camper' chases a balloon as police maintain a watchful eye on the peaceful UK Climate Camp. During the G20, thousands of people set up camp in front of the European Climate Exchange to protest the carbon trading schemes that many feel will fail to solve the climate crisis, while generating windfall profits for traders. The camp maintained a peaceful, carnivel atmosphere until early in the evening when police cut off all access points and didn't allow anyone to enter or leave the camp.. By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • G20 Climate Camp.April 1, 2009 Bishopsgate, London, UK .Photo: Robert van Waarden....Riot police attack the peaceful demonstrators of Climate Camp during the G20 in London. The protestors had set up camp in front of the European Climate Exchange, protesting against the proposed carbon trading schemes that many feel will not solve the climate crisis, while generating windfall profits for traders. The camp maintained a policy of non-violence, despite police actions to the contrary. Continuing to chant, "This is not a riot, this is not a riot" the protestors were forcefully evicted from the site late in the evening after the mainstream media had left. The protests at the G20 have sparked investigations into policing policies in the UK.. By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • Amber Bockman sits in front of a banner in solidarity with several protesters being led away by the police during and action against the Tennessee Valley Authority in Knoxville.TVA March in March, Mountain Justice Spring Break, March 14, 2009 (©Robert vanWaarden ALL RIGHTS RESERVED) By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • Police officers ask activists participating in a DIe In to clear the sidewalk. In the background, the TVA Headquarters, Knoxville, Tennessee. Mountain Justice Spring Break, March 14, 2009 (©Robert vanWaarden ALL RIGHTS RESERVED) By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • Eric Blevins participates in a Die In in front of the TVA headquarters during the March in March during Mountain Justice Spring Break, March 14, 2009 (©Robert vanWaarden ALL RIGHTS RESERVED) By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • A close up view of an iceberg from the Zodiac. Global warming means more and more ice is melting from the Greenland Ice Cap causing a rise in sea levels. Cape Farewell Youth Expedition 08(©Robert vanWaarden ALL RIGHTS RESERVED) By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • Chisomo and Luisa pose for a moment in front of an Iceberg. Cape Farewell Youth Expedition 08(©Robert vanWaarden ALL RIGHTS RESERVED) By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • Cape Farewell Youth Expedition 08(©Robert vanWaarden ALL RIGHTS RESERVED) By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • Cape Farewell Youth Expedition 08(©Robert vanWaarden ALL RIGHTS RESERVED) By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • International youth work in the bunker, a self designated war zone under the stairs at the BICC. The hope is in future years to get a working space for the international youth. (©Robert vanWaarden, Bali, Indonesia, Dec 10, 2007) By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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  • "Are you also here as a mom or dad, an aunt or uncle, a brother or sister? Are you here for us, your children? This is not a political choice ? rather, a moral imperative, and a requirement for human life. We are already inheriting the consequences of your choices. The world is watching, the youth are rising. Join us.".Karmila Parakkasi speaks at the UNFCCC in Bali, Indonesia.(©Robert vanWaarden Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Dec. 14, 2007) By photographer Robert vanWaarden
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