Joshua Amponsem
@amponsemjoshua
Currently transforming philanthropy | Founder @gayoghana | Previously @GCAdaptation @UNYouthEnvoy | Alumni @UNUEHS | #CircularEconomy #ClimateJustice
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A recap of the debrief session post-INC 3 by Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) to create awareness and build capacity among stakeholders such as informal sector #waste workers, #youth groups, #plastic manufacturers, CSOs, etc to foster a just transition and dialogue with Ghana's negotiation team.
I am looking forward to the 2024 Bloomberg Green Festival and excited to be Green Champion with Naza Alakija of Evoca Foundation, Nate Salpeter of Sweet Farm and other global leaders whose ideas are reshaping the state of our climate for the better. #BBGGreenChampions
Happy Monday! The #energytransition journey is not a linear path and looks different for different countries/regions. Watch these insightful interviews on What if Africa were to strand its fossil fuels? โฌ๏ธ youtu.be/dHiTKg0isE4 Joshua Amponsem Fatima Denton Senyo Hosi
Ghanaian climate activist, Joshua Amponsem is the Strategy Director of the Youth Climate Justice Fund. In the past two years, Joshua has focused on supporting grassroot youth-led organizations and is continuously engaged in the advocacy to shift climate philanthropy to youth and
Join me at #BBGGreenFestival this July. We'll be talking, sharing and seeing #ClimateInfluence in action - all in the lovely Seattle Center campus. Use this link to get an exclusive 30% off tickets! events.bloomberglive.com/bloomberg-greeโฆ #BBGGreenChampions #business #climate #leadership
Bright Simons Joshua Amponsem is demonstrating a great example of how orgs can place funds directly in the hands of youth
Often it is organisations that use the terms 'diversity and inclusion' the most, turn out to be the most tokenistic or poorly timed in reality in including young people in decision making. Joshua Amponsem speaking at urban inclusion side event at #SB60
Itโs more important than ever to support research on interventions to slow climate change. I am looking forward to this discussion at Aspen Ideas!
๐ก Highlight of this week was moderating a panel on โkeeping 1.5 aliveโ for London Climate Action Week. โฆa meaty conversation with a panel of climate experts. Thanks for your insights Michael White, Joshua Amponsem Michelle Li ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐บ๐ฆ Jon Barnes ๐๐ผ #goalshouse InsideFreuds
Maeve Campbell Michael White Joshua Amponsem InsideFreuds A highlight for me as well, thank you for your expert moderation Maeve!
It was great joining the Bloomberg Green Festival as a Green Champion last week to discuss the complexities of building a resilient future for all and celebrating progress on Bloomberg Green solutions.
ICYMI: โIt is the responsibility of all of us together as one collective." At the #BBGGreenFestival, Beyond Petrochemicalsโs Heather McTeer Toney #PeopleOverPollutionโป๏ธ discussed whose responsibility it is to ensure people take action on environmental issues. โฏ๏ธ bloom.bg/4d1Djoc
ICYMI: โSolar is getting cheaper, but if you look at the continent where the solar potential is five times higher, which is Africa, itโs not cheap.โ Youth Climate Justice Fundโs Joshua Amponsem spoke to Bloomberg Greenโs Sharon Chen at the #BBGGreenFestival about why Africa and the
3/ Joshua Amponsem, founder of Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) and our International Strategy Fellow, discusses in a World Economic Forum article the need for more expertise and contribution in the Global South in response to these extremes and realize the potential of #climateinterventions. weforum.org/agenda/2022/11โฆ
Did you know that U.S. adults aged 26 to 35 spend an average of 62 minutes daily watching videos? This is why youth-driven climate action needs video as its core medium, Read more: techreport.com/statistics/entโฆ Joshua Amponsem Outrage + Optimism Michael Seckler Christiana Figueres Tom Rivett-Carnac
Ocean scientist, climate solutionist, and all-around awesome person Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson ๐ is my guest editor today --and it's a big day. Her new book, What If We Get It Right, was just released! Read her edition here and share: talkingclimate.ca/p/40-of-young-โฆ
Ahead of #ClimateWeekNYC Climate Group, weโre thrilled to hand over our X feed over to the Youth Climate Justice Fund (YCJF) for all of tomorrow, Friday 20th September. #ClimateAction #YouthPower ๐ธ