{"id":11859,"date":"2015-11-23T13:09:07","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T18:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=11859"},"modified":"2017-01-06T11:40:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T16:40:58","slug":"defending-our-future-fighting-climate-change-in-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2015\/11\/23\/defending-our-future-fighting-climate-change-in-south-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Defending Our Future: Fighting Climate Change in South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Speakers<\/a>
Speakers at the Defend Our Future\/Voto Latino event: (back row) Alexis Calatayud, FIU Student Body President; Eric Chappell, Climate Corp alum; Edwin Luevanos, Citizen Energy; Mustafa Santiago Ali, EPA; (front row) Enrique Acevedo, Univision; Karina Castillo, CLEO Institute\/MCAF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Tuesday night Defend Our Future<\/a>, EDF\u2019s initiative to empower young people to fight climate change, partnered with Voto Latino, <\/u>an organization that empowers Latino Millennials to claim a better future for themselves and their community, to bring a Power Summit \u201cPop Up\u201d to Florida International University (FIU). We brought together 100 area youth leaders to engage in an evening of conversation focused on how young Latinos can fight climate change in South Florida. In Miami, in particular, addressing climate change is a critical part of this equation, and seeing a room full of rising leaders ready to take action was inspiring.<\/p>\n

To kick off the conversation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Senior Advisor on Environmental Justice, Mustafa Santiago Ali, reminded the crowd:<\/p>\n

We need to be laser-focused on climate change.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He shared his story about growing up near a power plant in West Virginia, and reminded us about the importance of protecting our communities from the interconnected threats of air pollution and climate change. This is especially true, Ali said, for Latinos and African-Americans because climate change can compound other serious threats to our health and well-being.<\/p>\n

Our panelists shared this perspective, including our moderator — Univision\u2019s Enrique Acevedo, anchor of Noticiero Univision and Emmy nominee. Enrique began the panel conversation with FIU Student Body President Alexis Calatayud who spoke about the sense of urgency she feels addressing climate change in South Florida:<\/p>\n

To me, Miami is my<\/em> place. And if I don\u2019t take care of my place, who is going to?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For Calatayud, her \u2018Aha!\u2019 moment on climate came earlier this year, when Alexis joined Defend Our Future in Washington, D.C. for the White House Youth Climate Conference.<\/p>\n

Our guests made clear that there are countless ways in which young people can make a difference on climate change — from taking a challenge with Defend Our Future (like reducing your carbon footprint by committing to a reusable water bottle<\/a>)<\/u>, to supporting Florida access to solar power<\/a>, to weaving environmental responsibility into our careers.<\/p>\n

But most impressive was the work young Latinos at the event were already engaged in within their communities. Karina Castillo knew from an early age that she wanted to study meteorology, but she didn\u2019t know her work would to lead her to the Climate Leadership Engagement Opportunities (CLEO) Institute<\/a> and to activism with Moms Clean Air Force<\/a>. Edwin Luevanos shared his trajectory from Mexico to founding Citizen Energy<\/a>, a consultancy for community-driven energy efficiency. And former EDF Climate Corp alum Eric Chappell shared his path from becoming an environmentalist to learning about sustainability in business school and beyond.<\/p>\n

At this event and elsewhere, young people have made it clear they\u2019re already acting on climate and want to do more \u2013 a great sign that we\u2019re on the right track. No matter where you are, you can join us by taking action now and<\/em> staying engaged. Join Defend Our Future\u2019s<\/a> #IWillNotWait campaign, take the challenge, and join the thousands of young people across the country who are becoming leaders in their own communities. You can also register to vote<\/a> with Voto Latino In 2016.<\/p>\n

Miami can\u2019t wait for us to take action on climate change and honestly, neither can we.<\/p>\n

This post was co-authored by Maria Urbina, VP of Politics & Campaigns for Voto Latino<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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