Clover Hogan is a 23-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 TED talk, 'What to do when climate change feels unstoppable', has been viewed 2 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.
Background
Clover grew up in tropical North Queensland, where she first fell in love with nature. At 11, she discovered documentaries like 'The Cove' and 'An Inconvenient Truth', and declared to her parents over dinner that she wanted to become an activist. By 16, Clover was lobbying for climate action at COP21 in Paris. She went in with starry-eyed optimism that world leaders would solve this existential threat. Instead, she met people who were fluent in greenwash and making promises scheduled far enough into the future that they required no immediate action. This was a lightbulb moment: she realised that while we already had the technology and resources to solve the climate crisis, we lacked the mindset.
At 19, she founded Force of Nature to mobilise mindsets for climate action. Her 12-person team has led global research on climate anxiety, and delivered programmes to young people in 50+ countries to help them feel empowered. They work with businesses, policy-makers and educators to place young people at the heart of decisions impacting their future.
Talking Points
From anxiety to action: how to step up, rather than shut down, in the face of the climate crisis
Globally, 70% of young people feel climate anxiety and 56% of believe that humanity is doomed. Today's youth have inherited a big, unprecedented climate crisis to solve -- and the the anxiety to go with it. Gen-Zer and activist Clover Hogan knows the struggle firsthand, but she also understands the path to climate action starts with the one thing you can control: your mindset. In this talk, she explains why challenging the stories that keep you feeling powerless is the first step to making a difference.
From anxiety to action: how to step up, rather than shut down, in the face of the climate crisis
From 'do less harm' to 'do more good': how businesses must transform to solve the climate crisis
In 2016, Clover went into COP21 optimistic that world leaders would solve the climate crisis. Instead, she arrived at an event sponsored by the likes of Coca Cola, BMW and Shell; and encountered pervasive greenwashing. Since then, Clover has spoken to tens of thousands of business leaders, and consulted within the boardrooms of companies including P&G, Nike and M&S. In this talk, she distills everything she has learnt while challenging business-as-usual: from the need to discard incremental thinking, to the importance of inviting new voices in the room.
From 'do less harm' to 'do more good': how businesses must transform to solve the climate crisis
Confessions of an activist: why we must embrace our humanity in all its imperfection
Pressure to be the ‘perfect activist’ is often voiced as a barrier to action, source of climate anxiety, and a common cause for youth burnout. In this open and honest talk, Clover pulls back the curtain on activism in all its messiness and nuance: from the rise of call-out culture, to navigating difficult family dynamics. She provides a roadmap for embracing our humanity and forging a shared path to action. Ultimately, she argues that we don’t need 100 people taking action perfectly, but millions of people taking action imperfectly.
Confessions of an activist: why we must embrace our humanity in all its imperfection
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Clover Hogan: What to do when climate change feels unstoppable | TED
Today's youth have inherited a big, unprecedented climate problem to solve -- and the eco-anxiety to go with it. Gen-Zer and activist Clover Hogan knows the struggle firsthand, but she also understands the path to climate action starts with the one thing you can control: your mindset. She explains why challenging the stories that keep you feeling powerless can help you take the first step to protecting the planet for generations to come.The threat even greater than climate change | Clover Hogan
In this excerpt from a keynote at #SustainabilityDays, Clover shares her journey to COP21 at the age of 16: and the moment she realised that we now face an even greater threat than the climate crisis.In your facilitation, you invited us all to ‘think without limitation and envision our future world’. All too often our lives feel constricted by barriers, processes, legislation and more to ... keep reading Associate Leaders' Quest
Clover Hogan is a phenomenal communicator with a huge heart. I took pages of notes to digest!
The discussion was thought-provoking and a welcome challenge, something we value considerably. We would like to express once more our gratitude for the time and energy you invested in the preparation of this session.
WOW feels like an understatement. So much wisdom packed into this 1 hour dialogue, with heart, humility and practical 'how to' takeaways.
