Sophia Mathur
Sophia Mathur is a 16 year old environmental activist. Her lobbying to politicians began at age 7 and has taken her all the way to the US Congress and the Canadian Parliament with the organisation Citizens’ Climate Lobby.
She embraced Greta Thunberg’s call for youth climate action in November 2018 and was the first youth outside Europe to do Fridays for Future strikes starting on November 2, 2018. With Ecojustice, Sophia is one of seven young people taking the Ontario Government to court for weakening Ontario’s 2030 climate target. She was trained by Climate Reality and Al Gore in the summer of 2020 and recorded over 100 Acts of Leadership.
Sophia was an observer at COP26 and COP27 with many media events where she challenged the fossil fuel industry. Sophia has also been featured in several documentaries, magazine articles and books including “COP26: In Your Hands” with King Charles and a speaking cameo in “I am Greta”.
She has won numerous prestigious and international awards centred around her dedication to the climate emergency.
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“Sophia encourages any activity that empowers politicians to listen to the experts and cooperate to solve the climate crises. Sophia wants all governments to sign the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Sophia wants the message that human rights and environmental rights are inextricably linked to be shared. Sophia wants citizens to vote for a sustainable and liveable future for all.”