The grassroots summit comes ahead of the G20 leaders summit and the UN Climate Summit this Fall, where world leaders must raise their ambitions and make progress on global climate commitments. We believe grassroots voices are critical to this conversation and the measures taken by world leaders must be informed by the knowledge and demands of activists across the world who represent their communities.

During a global pandemic with inequitable access to vaccines and healthcare, burdensome travel restrictions, and costly barriers to participation, world leaders must make a more concerted effort to be accessible to grassroots voices. All too often, their viewpoints aren’t sufficiently represented at convenings like the G20 and UN Climate summits where critical decisions are made.

The Second Global Grassroots Climate Summit is an attempt to bridge that gap—to bring grassroots climate leaders together with U.S. decision-makers prior to these critical international summits so their voices can be heard. Like the first summit, participants will partake in a series of private discussions with decision makers, as well as public-facing conversations about their campaigns and the actions they want to see taken by world leaders.

RSVP for The Second Global Grassroots Leaders Climate Summit!

When you RSVP, we’ll keep you informed as the participants are announced and the agenda for the summit develops. You’ll also be invited to attend the public-facing sessions of the summit, where you can learn more about the participants and their demands of U.S. and global decision-makers.

Participants

Participant list is coming soon—stay tuned!

Agenda

Oct. 19 – 22, Global Grassroots Leaders Climate Summit Agenda: Public facing webinars – to be recorded and shared live

• Date TBD,Ensuring Equity in Retiring Coal: Equity Mechanisms for coal plant retirements
• Date TBD, Climate Change, Impact on Livelihoods and Elevating Demands from New Orleans to Philippines
• Date TBD, Gas is not a transition fuel: Examples from the Frontlines in the Global South

Private Meetings

• Date TBD, Congressional briefing
• Date TBD, Meeting with John Kerry, US Special Envoy for Climate
• Date TBD, Meetings with other US COP Negotiators
• Date TBD, Strategy session(s) between grassroots leaders
• Date TBD, A presentation from US civil society organizations on progress from the US on climate internationally, and remaining challenges

Summit organized by the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth US. Questions? Send them to Neha Mathew-Shah: neha.mathew@sierraclub.org.