Aliénor Rougeot
Canadian climate change activist
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Aliénor Rougeot (born in 1999)[1] is a Canadian-French[2] climate justice activist.[3][4][5]
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Rougeot came to national prominence in Canada as a Climate Strike organizer.[3] She was a leader for Toronto's Fridays for Future Strikes, a movement calling on students to miss school on Fridays to raise awareness for climate change.[5] In 2019 she led the Fridays for Future school strike for climate in Toronto which brought out over 50 000 people.[6]
She is now at Environmental Defence Canada, leading initiatives to accelerate the energy transition and address environmental injustices.[7]
Activism
Rougeot started as a local activist at a very young age, raising awareness of biodiversity loss within her community.[8] She was also involved with her local Amnesty International chapter where she led campaigns to raise awareness for the refugee crisis and demand justice for migrants and refugees in Europe.[9]
Climate justice
Aliénor Rougeot co-organized the youth climate strike and led Canada's mass “teach-in” at Toronto's mass climate strike as part of the Global Week for Future in September 2019, an event that drew thousands of people to the grounds of Queen's Park.[4][10][11][12]
Energy Transition
Rougeot writes about addressing the health impacts of the oil industry,[13] about the need for just transition plans for workers impacted by the energy transition,[14] and about the importance of investing in renewable energy.[15]
Education
Alienor graduated with an Honours BA from Victoria College at the University of Toronto, in Canada, where she studied Economics and Public Policy.[8][16][17] She was recognized as a UTAA Scholar for her academic excellence and community involvement.[18]
Awards and recognition
For her climate justice advocacy, Rougeot has been recognized as one of the:
- 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders in 2019 by Corporate Knights[19]
- Top 25 Under 25 Environmentalists in 2020 by The Starfish [20]
- 50 most influential Torontonians by Toronto Life magazine in 2019 [10]
- Emerging Leaders, Clean 50 by Clean 50 [21]