Climate activist Isabelle Axelsson, bottom third left, takes part in a demonstration on the closing day of the World Economic Forum Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 24, 2020. Climate activist Isabelle Axelsson, bottom third left, takes part in a demonstration on the closing day of the World Economic Forum Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 24, 2020. Her parents, hesitant at first, are now supportive and Axelsson says her grades have improved, allowing her to finish high school and start studying human geography at university.

Even though the task ahead of us may seem impossible, we are still prioritizing it and tackling it head-on because anything less than a future that ensures climate justice for everyone is unacceptable. But sitting at home and studying while seeing all the death, the suffering caused by the economic situation and even people ignoring the crisis and not doing their part is incredibly frustrating. This year the annual meeting of business leaders at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos has put climate change centre stage, rolling out the red carpet for Thunberg and calling on firms to set net zero carbon goals. [6][7], "Young climate activist fears words not action at Davos", "Isabelle Axelsson och Sophia Axelsson talar för Greta Thunberg | Nordisk Samarbejde", "Charity won't fix inequality. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Today, we are mostly stuck in our homes because of the COVID-19 pandemic, communicating with friends and co-activists online, and unable to gather in crowds. She attended the World Economic Forum in 2020, with other climate activists Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer, Loukina Tille and Vanessa Nakate at Davos. Although the focus on Axelsson and her fellow strikers makes climate change a talking point, she worries it is a distraction.

Axelsson is an activist and an organiser in Fridays For Future Sweden since December of 2018. Lennart Axelsson, der heute als herausragender Lead- und Solotrompeter, als einer der wenigen "High Note Players" sowie als brillianter Jazzimprovisator international bekannt ist, wurde 1941 in Ludvika, Schweden geboren. The situation might seem hopeless and society might never be the same, but that should not stop us from working toward a better future for everyone. Being stubborn and not wanting to give up the cause, no matter how hopeless it seems, might sound depressing. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer, Isabelle Axelsson, and Vanessa Nakate take part in a "Friday for future" youth demonstration in a street of Davos on January 24, 2020 on the sideline of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting. Instead, our activism is rooted in a sense of justice, perhaps anger, and definitely the need to do everything in our power to ensure that future generations don’t need to take on the same fight we are. Find something that pushes you to do what is right even when the future looks bleak.

This appears in the June 01, 2020 issue of TIME. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. It’s doubly so for those of us who are used to identifying a problem and then using our physical presence to draw attention to it. DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Isabelle Axelsson is one of the youngest delegates at Davos, where the 19-year-old, dressed in Dr. Martens boots and dungarees, and her fellow climate activists are calling on the world leaders to do more to tackle climate change. Many people expect climate activists like myself to have hope.

Im Alter von neun Jahren begann er Trompete zu spielen und bekam sein erstes Engagement 1952 auf einer Sylvesterfeier. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our, You Don’t Have to Be Hopeful to Fight for a Better Future. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. “People have their eyes on us,” Axelsson said. Seeing thousands, even millions, of young people on the streets all over the world, and knowing that you are not alone in wanting to secure a safe future without suffering, must give us hope, right? Still, even when it is not usually hope that drives you, it can sometimes be difficult to feel motivated, especially when you can’t feed off the energy of those who share your mission.

However, many of us are struggling, or even at peace, with not having hope for the future. She said she got involved in the movement in December 2018 and has since only missed one strike. At the same time, however, this crisis has been a reminder of all the ways we can connect with like-minded individuals around the world even when we can’t get together in person. By signing up you are agreeing to our, What I Learned Living With My Elderly Parents, Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know now on politics, health and more, © 2020 TIME USA, LLC. She began to school strike for the climate as part of the FridaysForFuture movement last December at the age of 17.

“I don’t know how they evaluate what we say, hopefully they listen, but generally I do think they dismiss us because of our age.”. Isabelle Axelsson (born 2000/2001)[1] is a Swedish climate activist from Stockholm. Darauf zu sehen: Luisa Neubauer, Greta Thunberg, Isabelle Axelsson und Loukina Tille vor dem Bergpanorama von Davos. “People are taking us more seriously than they were before,” Axelsson told Reuters this week in the flat she is sharing with fellow campaigners from Switzerland and Germany, adding: “I think it’s a lot of talk and not enough action.”. But to me, it shows the strength of teenagers and young adults. [4][5] In late January 2020, she attended the World Economic Forum in Davos along with other climate activists, namely Greta Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer, Loukina Tille and Vanessa Nakate. For some, it does. Isabelle Axelsson (born 2001) is a Swedish climate activist from Stockholm, Sweden. Isabelle Axelsson is a master student at Stockholm University and has been involved in climate and environmental issues for years. For teenagers with no education about health care, staying at home and social distancing is the most important thing we can do to avoid spreading the virus.