EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 47 MIN
229. How Gen Z Is Rewriting the Climate Playbook
from A Climate Change with Matt Matern · host Matthew Matern
Today, Matt Matern speaks with Amelia Southern-Uribe, Director of Global Organizing at Zero Hour, about building youth-led climate power in the American South. Amelia shares how frontline communities shaped their activism and how organizing, storytelling, and coalition-building drive change. Read more about Zero Hour: https://thisiszerohour.org Follow Zero Hour on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiszerohour Want to boast to your friends about trees named after you? Help us plant 30k trees? Only a few trees left! Visit aclimatechange.com/trees to learn more Subscribe now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. Amelia’s Bio: Amelia Southern-Uribe is a climate justice strategist and Director of Global Organizing at Zero Hour. Based in the American South, they build youth-led movements, advance environmental justice campaigns, and use storytelling to empower frontline communities and drive equitable climate policy change. Episode Resources Read more about Zero Hour: https://thisiszerohour.org Follow Zero Hour on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiszerohour Matt Matern on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ACClinkedin A Climate Change on Apple: https://bit.ly/accapplepodcast A Climate Change on Spotify: https://bit.ly/accspotifypodcast A Climate Change on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ACCvids
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Matt Matern speaks with Amelia Southern-Uribe of Zero Hour about youth-led climate organizing in the South, environmental justice, and the power of storytelling. They discuss local action, frontline communities, and how young leaders are building intergenerational movements for lasting climate change.
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229. How Gen Z Is Rewriting the Climate Playbook
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