July 3rd was the hottest day recorded in the history of humankind (since we started measuring). Yet, The Global Political Economy seems to constantly ebb and flow between progression and regression when it comes to climate action. One country that has stood out from the rest in the last year (in a great way) is Brazil. A home for our precious Amazon Rainforest, which absorbs 25% of the CO2 in our atmosphere, so much of our global efforts on climate change hinge on the Brazilian activists, entrepreneurs, and political leaders dreaming of a new system.
Thomas met Andréia Coutinho Louback at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. She spoke on an incredible panel - Watch here at 1:47:55 - focused on climate action, justice, and unlocking capital for youth who want to launch their own initiatives. The panel, full of young women from across Africa and Central/South America spoke about the need for patient, flexible capital, distributed by donors who are youth themselves and can connect with our approach. Many times, established funders are from the generation before us and don’t quite align with or understand our approach to solution building - Andréia calls this our ‘Trust-Based Problem’.
In our conversation together (interview above!) we dive into an analysis of this panel ^, the Loss & Damage Fund, the sentiment and feeling in Brazil now that leftist President Lula da Silva is back in power for the third time with a focus on protecting the Amazon, and how young people across the world can access resources like:
Global Climate Justice Map that can be a ‘common source of truth’ resource for:
Youth activists looking for inspiration on a new project
Youth Activists hoping to share their work with a larger audience
Funders looking for amazing projects to support!
HERO portal:
Youth Activists can take 5-7 minutes to fill out THIS FORM to be matched with relevant funding and operational support opportunities.
This Podcast shares more on the HERO process:
Community Climate Justice Guidelines: Andréia is currently building, along with a collective group of youth from the Global South, a guideline for projects and programs that hope to engage community based organizations in their deployment.
This is the Season 2 Finale… so what’s next!!?? Thomas will be traveling to South Africa in July, Brym will be launching the flagship programs of our ‘Social Action Lab’ in August and we’ll re-launch our storytelling platform for Season 3 in September! Onwards…
Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this fun ride so far. Excited to see where this goes alongside all of you.
Thomas Guest, Brym Founder
Brym Season 2 Finale: Breakthroughs in Brazil!