How a small town beat a billion-dollar corporation | Clover Hogan | TEDxLondon
Youth activist, Clover Hogan, shares a story of climate triumph and resilience that shows the ultimate climate solution: community. Targinnie in Australia is a community of 400 people that was hit hard by shale oil mining in the 90s. It caused poisoned air and water, widespread illness and unending grief. When the same mining operation was heading to Clover’s childhood home, Proserpine, they had one advantage: a warning from the Targinnie community. The residents from Targinnie and Prosperine came together to fight the mine - and won! Today, Clover is standing up for every community that’s ever been destroyed by the fossil fuel industry and wants us to realise the incredible power of fighting for one another. Clover is a 24-year-old climate activist and the founding Executive Director of Force of Nature - the youth non-profit turning climate anxiety into action. She has worked alongside the world’s leading authorities on sustainability, consulted within the boardrooms of Fortune 50 companies, and counselled heads of state. Clover has taken the stage with global change-makers such as Jane Goodall and Vandana Shiva, and interviewed the 14th Dalai Lama. Her first TED and TEDxLondon talk, What to do when climate change feels unstoppable, has been viewed 1.9 million times. At 22, she was recognised on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and has featured in outlets including The Guardian, the BBC, the New York Times, the FT and Vogue. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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