Vermont Business Magazine US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) will deliver remarks Monday morning during the University of Vermont’s Youth Rally for Climate Action. UVM students are hosting the Rally for Climate Action. Colleges and high school students from around the state are invited to attend. The goal will be to shed light on what Vermont colleges and high schools are doing to cut greenhouse gas emissions and lead climate education and action by example.
UVM students and elected representatives will speak. The morning will also include an online address from Marlow Baines, youth regional crew director of Earth Guardians, reporting on youth-led climate action at the national level.
UVM students Jillian Scannell and Will Corcoran will make remarks. Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Peter Welch and Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman will also make speak. The Earth Guardians presentation will be followed by a UVM student and alumni panel on campus climate action.
“If we are serious about addressing the global threat of climate change, it is going to take millions of people – particularly young people – coming together and taking action to transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy,” Sanders said.
Monday, Sept. 24
What: UVM Youth Rally for Climate Action
Where: Davis Center; Grand Maple Ballroom
When: Monday, Sept. 24 at 9 a.m.; Sanders delivers remarks at 10 a.m.