ActNowFilm is an international youth voices in climate change film project, run by the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Cambridge Zero.
The 2024 film weaves together the insights of global climate experts with the narratives and actions of young people from across the world. Telling a story of impact and agency, it demonstrates the global and interconnected nature of the climate crisis. It highlights the imperative need for ambitious climate action and calls for the official integration of young people in climate negotiations.
The film explores key themes:
- Planetary systems and tipping points (including melting ice and rising sea levels)
- Food systems (including crop production affected by climate change, food security)
- Extreme weather (including flooding, droughts, wildfires)
- Loss and damage (including finance)
- Forced displacement or migration as a result of the climate crisis
- Human health (physical and mental)
- Nature and biodiversity
- Global governance (including participation in climate networks, engagement in decision-making processes)
ActNowFilm: Youth Climate Leaders as Agents of Change will build on the success of last year’s project, ActNowFilm: Youth Climate Leaders in Conversation with Climate Experts, which premiered at COP28 and featured young climate leaders and experts including Mary Robinson, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Renata Koch Alvarenga, Johan Rockström, Christiana Figueres and Moliehi Mafantiri.