By: Priscila Néri, Posted: Sep 25 09

Regions: United States

Issues: Education, Environment, Sustainable development

Tags: carbon footprint, climate change, copenhagen, global warming, series, tcktcktck, webisode, Youth

Each day, we hear new stories about how global warming is affecting people and communities around the world.  From the Carteret Islanders - facing forced relocation from their homes as the islands they live on become slowly submerged by rising sea levels - to children in Nepal, missing school and experiencing food/water shortages due to intensifying floods and landslides, the human impact of the climate crisis is becoming ever more real (some scientists predict there'll be up to 150 million climate refugees by 2050).

A growing global movement is responding to this crisis by calling on world leaders to take decisive action at the UN Climate Change Conference this December in Copenhagen.  Last week, thousands of people took to the streets in 135 countries in a Global Wake Up Call organized by TckTckTck. 

In the U.S., Kelly Matheson and I met two very special boys who are also trying to do their part.  After learning about the climate crisis, brothers Cam and Sage - ages 8 and 10 - decided to change their lifestyles to reduce their family's carbon footprint and help save the planet.  Green Prodigies is a 12-part webisode series featuring Cam and Sage talking about everything from gardening tips to why people should take action on climate.  Here's to broadening the scope of voices interacting with human rights issues and campaigns - enjoy!

LEARN MORE & TAKE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE:

* TckTckTck.org - a global alliance of civil society organizations, trade unions, faith groups, and citizens calling for a fair, ambitious and binding climate change agreement in Copenhagen

* Global Campaign for Climate Action - a coalition of global organizations from more than 30 countries, including Oxfam, Greenpeace, Avaaz, and Global Call to Action Against Poverty

* 350.org - an international campaign dedicated to building a movement to support solutions to the climate crisis

* Climate Change and Human Rights, A Rough Guide by the International Council on Human Rights Policy  

* The Humanitarian Impact of Climate Change - Resource Page by Change.org

* Counting the Human Cost - Anatomy of a Silent Crisis - Global Humanitarian Forum

* Climate Change and Displacement - Resource Page by Forced Migration Online 

* From The Hub, videos & blog posts on climate change

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Editor's Note: Green Prodigies is essentially a story about two kids making a difference in our world.  We bring you Green Prodigies as a light-hearted yet inspiring close to our ELAW Interview Series, which featured the voices of activists from around the world working at the intersection of environmental rights, climate change, and human rights (see this compilation video for more). An enormous Thank You to Cam and Sage, their parents, and to our amazingly dedicated intern Dave Taub, who spent coutless hours editing and nurturing this series.