Eric Njuguna

Eric Damien Njūgūna
Born2002 (age 23–24)
Kenya
Other namesErica
OccupationClimate Justice Activist
Known forschool strike for climate

Eric Damien Njūgūna (born circa 2002) is a climate activist from Kenya.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Njūgūna started their climate activism in 2017 after severe droughts in Nairobi impacted their school's water supply.[9] by organizing with the group Zero Hour and then Fridays for Future Kenya.[3][4][6][9][10] In August 2021, Njūgūna co-authored an essay with Greta Thunberg, Adriana Calderón, and Farzana Faruk Jhumu that was published in The New York Times.[11] Their co-authored essay highlighted a 2021 UNICEF report that stated 2.2 billion children are at "extremely high-risk" of experiencing the consequences of climate change.[12] Later in 2021, Njūgūna attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) and represented Fridays for Future Kenya.[6] At COP26, Njūgūna, alongside Vanessa Nakate and Elizabeth Wathuti, met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss climate change.[6]

At the 2022 United Nations Climate change conference, Njuguna called for climate finance to address drought in kenya [13]

At the 2023 United Nations Climate change conference in Dubai, Njuguna called out the influence of the fossil fuel industry at the talks and called for a Conflict of interest Policy.[14] Earlier, Njuguna had denounced the choice of an oil giant CEO to preside over the talks [15] calling it a “a stab in the back for poor countries to have a fossil fuel CEO on top of efforts to constrain the climate crisis'' [16] At COP28, Njuguna, together with climate activist Mitzi jonelle tan and english singer Ellie Goulding, were some of the activists convened on the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' ''Reclaimed table'', a table made out of debris from climate disasters, that won the 2024 PR week's global event activation award[17]

At the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Njuguna yet again called out the presence of the fossil fuel industry at the talks saying '' We cannot have the same industry that we are trying to kill in the negotiations'' [18]

They are on the steering committee of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative[19]

Njuguna is a youth champion of the solar geoengineering non use agreement [20] and together with activist Disha Ravi called for a full ban on solar geoengineering on an article for Project Syndicate[21]

References

  1. ^ Ngcuka, Onke (2022-03-02). "UN ENVIRONMENT ASSEMBLY 5.2: UN official blames greed and politics for damage to environment, encourages youth to use their anger to make a difference". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  2. ^ Rulli, Maggie; Agarwal, Ayushi (2022-11-05). "Here's what young COP26 attendees have to say to world leaders about climate change". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  3. ^ a b "One billion children at 'extremely high risk' of the impacts of the climate crisis - UNICEF". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  4. ^ a b Funes, Yessenia (2022-03-28). "Striking for Reparations". Atmos. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  5. ^ Sengupta, Somini (2021-11-06). "Young Women Are Leading Climate Protests. Guess Who Runs Global Talks?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  6. ^ a b c d AfricaNews (2021-11-03). "Young climate activists meet with UN chief Antonio Guterres". Africanews. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  7. ^ Rowling, Megan (2020-04-24). "Young climate activists vow to #FightEveryCrisis in global online strike". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  8. ^ Manishka (2021-10-18). "SWA's 2021 Focus on Climate Action". Sanitation and Water for All (SWA). Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  9. ^ a b "Torka väckte Erics klimatkamp - skolstrejkar för planeten på fredag". Syre (in Swedish). 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  10. ^ "Teenage Climate Activists Share Their Plans For The Planet In 2021". mindbodygreen. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  11. ^ Thunberg, Greta; Calderón, Adriana; Jhumu, Farzana Faruk; Njuguna, Eric (2021-08-19). "Opinion | This Is the World Being Left to Us by Adults". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  12. ^ Castronuovo, Celine (2021-08-20). "UNICEF: Nearly half of world's children at 'extremely high risk' of climate change impacts". The Hill. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  13. ^ Horn-Muller, Ayurella (2022-11-10). "Young African climate activists are fighting for justice at COP27". Axios. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
  14. ^ Lakhani, Nina; reporter, Nina Lakhani Climate justice (2023-12-05). "Record number of fossil fuel lobbyists get access to Cop28 climate talks". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
  15. ^ TVCNews (2023-06-14). "Kenya, Swedish Climate Activists Denounce COP28 President". Trending News. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
  16. ^ Taylor, Matthew (2023-11-15). "Capturing Cop28 chief's oil firm emissions would take centuries – study". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
  17. ^ "PRWeek Global Awards 2024: Global Event Activation". www.prweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  18. ^ "Civil society groups cause stir at climate talks". The Star. Archived from the original on 2025-12-07. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
  19. ^ "Our Team". The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
  20. ^ "Global Champions". Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
  21. ^ "Ban Solar Geoengineering". Project Syndicate. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
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