Jamie Margolin is a youth climate justice activist inspiring the world to take action on behalf of the planet. In the wake of Hurricane Maria, the Canadian wildfires, and other environmental disasters, Jamie decided that enough was enough: if political leaders weren’t going to take the climate crisis seriously, then she would. And so, at age 15, she cofounded the Zero Hour Organization. Zero Hour is a youth-led movement that aims to get young people involved in the conversation around climate and environmental justice. Zero Hour provides training, resources, and support systems for those who want to make an impact in the fight against climate change. On July 21, 2018, the inaugural Youth Climate March took place in Washington D.C. With this first-of-its-kind event, Jamie changed the game for the youth climate movement, inspiring activists from around the world, including Greta Thunberg.

Jamie went on to organize the first Youth Climate Summit, a three-day climate justice event in Miami. All in all, the summit trained more than 350 youth, as well as older allies, in climate justice activism and organizing. In 2018, at the age of 16, Jamie was named one of People Magazine’s 25 Women Changing the World.