BUEI To Host 2025 Youth Climate Summit
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] is set to host the 2025 Youth Climate Summit, uniting international experts, youth activists, and over 150 Bermuda students for a week of climate-focused learning and action.
A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] announces the fifth annual Youth Climate Summit [YCS], taking place November 17–22, 2025. The Summit brings together internationally acclaimed climate scientists, youth activists, and more than 150 local students aged 13–22 to explore climate action with the theme “Global View, Local Impact.”
Virtual Sessions: Live-Streamed Daily
“Monday–Wednesday, November 17–19 [12pm–1:30pm], YCS hosts virtual sessions livestreamed on BUEI’s YouTube channel. YCS alumni serve as session hosts and presenters throughout the week. Featured experts include:
- “Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd – Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Georgia
- “Dr. Jeffrey Steynor – Director, Energy Transition & Business Development, BELCO
- “Isabel Rivera-Collazo – Director, Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology, UC San Diego
- “Dr. Kishan Khoday – Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] Jamaica
- “Maynard Okereke [Hip Hop MD] – Science Communicator and Board Member, RESERVA YLT
Youth Activist Voices
“The Summit features powerful presentations from global youth activists:
- “Lily Yang Liu – Youth Climate Activist, Vancouver: One of the largest climate literacy platforms on Chinese social media, where her daily Climate News series has reached over 70 million viewers
- “Lesein Mutunkei – Founder, Trees for Goals
- “Sarah Goody – Founder, Climate NOW
- “Shari Webb & Justin Wallace – UNDP Jamaica Youth Activists providing updates on their climate work and Hurricane Melissa’s impact
- “Birgitta Gunawan – Ocean-Climate Advocate and certified scientific scuba diver serving on IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
- “Evan Michaeli – Youth Activist and Journalist
Environmental Showcase & Action Planning
“Thursday, November 20th features BUEI’s onsite Environmental Showcase with corporate climate panels and local environmental organisations. Friday, November 21st brings all participants together for collaborative action planning across three tracks: Climate Justice, Sustainability, and Conservation. YCS alumni participate in exclusive sessions including UNDP Jamaica’s “Green Jobs of the Future” panel and development of a youth climate action declaration.
Partner Recognition
“YCS is supported by Founding Partners AXA XL and HSBC Bermuda; Visionary Partners Aspen Bermuda, Renaissance Re, and Deloitte; and Inspire Partners Conduit Re, Chubb Bermuda, and Neuberger Berman.
“For the complete agenda and presenter details, visit www.YCSBDA.com.”
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And of courrse, not one can, in their own words, define climate change.
Someone should ask Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia, for his opinion on Dr. Marilyn A. Brown, Georgia Institute of Technology, and other climate scientists who claim to be a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner. For those who came in late, Al Gore was the only human co-recipient of the Prize, and in December 2012, the IPCC issued a Statement telling scientists to stop claiming to be Laureates.
Georgia Institute of Technology webpage – (July 25)
Climate and Energy Policy Laboratory
“Among her honors and awards, she is a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for co-authorship of the report on Mitigation of Climate Change, she has served on eight committees of the National Academies of Sciences (currently on Geographical Sciences), and she is a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee.”
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 10, 2009: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
Marilyn A. Brown, Nominee for Member, Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority: Among her honors and awards, Dr. Brown is a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 21, 2012: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
Dr. Marilyn A. Brown, Nominee for Member, Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority: Dr. Brown is a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
MIT Press, Columbia University Press, Elsevier, Penn State: In 2007, she was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for her coauthorship of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change Working Group III Assessment Report on Mitigation of Climate Change.
VITA: Marilyn A. Brown – January 4, 2022
Co-Author Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group III Assessment Report on Mitigation of Climate Change, Chapter 6. Authors of this report were co-recipients of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.