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Youth Climate Justice Summit

Accelerate Climate Solutions is so proud to have partnered with It's Our Future on the Youth Climate Justice Summit in Chicago on October 10, 2025. Serving 100 students and 20 teachers, participants learned about the science of climate change, climate justice, and the many different ways to take action.

Andrea opening

Jimena speaking on panel

Andrea Rakshita Alyssa

Signage

CAP instructions

Washington CAP team

Jimena tabling with Julie

Praneeth and Julie tabling

Lana global perspective panel

Global perspectives team

Dan Horton keynote

Kyra Woods keynote

Oak Park mayor

IMSA CAP team

Ice cream social

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Accelerate Climate Solutions' Youth Participate in Global Perspective Panel

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Lana, a sophomore at Northwestern University, talked about extreme heat in Iraq and shared how the recent International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Climate Change is a foundation for holding fossil fuel corporations and governments accountable for the impacts of climate change.

Lana A., ACS Intern 2024, BLAST 2024 Competition Winner

Thank you to the Accelerate Climate Solutions Students
who worked hard over many months to make the day a success!

YCJS Steering Committee Members from ACS:

Andrea R.

Rakshita R.

Jimena A.

Praneeth D.

Alyssa S.

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