{"id":386739,"date":"2021-11-11T12:50:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T12:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formnutrition.com\/us\/?p=386739"},"modified":"2021-11-11T07:50:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T12:50:44","slug":"8-eco-and-sustainable-influencers-to-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formnutrition.com\/us\/inform\/8-eco-and-sustainable-influencers-to-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Eco Warriors Working to Change the World One Post at a Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

With COP26 dominating headlines and attention this past month, climate change and all the issues and themes that are associated with it has been a near-constant in people’s conversations, Twitter feeds and Instagram grids. And, of course, it’s all for good, life-or-death measure.<\/p>\n

Since 1906, the global average surface temperature has increased by more than 1.6 degrees, rising to around 5 degrees in the Arctic, while global disasters have become ever more frequent. Just this year, blistering heatwaves have turned deadly in Canada and Pakistan and set off wildfires in Greece and Siberia, while severe flooding has ripped through parts of Germany and China.<\/p>\n

It’s clear something needs to be done, but not just for a single month every time a news-worthy climate conference rolls around. That’s where the work of the following eco influencers proves invaluable. Not only are they able to connect to and inspire younger generations, the ones who will need to take the mantle, but they do so on a daily basis, influencing change with every tweet, post and video they upload. Here we round up eight of the very best, from sustainable fashion<\/a> campaigners to photojournalists documenting the climate change battle on the front lines.<\/p>\n

Greta Thunberg<\/h3>\n

A living legend, what Greta Thunberg<\/a> has managed to do since holding that first climate strike at her school in 2018, has been nothing short of colossal. Game-changing speeches in front of the world’s politerati followed at the UN and World Economic Forum, along with magazine covers and primetime TV interviews, bringing Thunberg, and the climate issues she fights for, into billions of households across the world.<\/p>\n

Thunberg is very active on both Twitter and Instagram, regularly turning her precocious wit to calls for arms and information about strikes, protests and demonstrations her followers can get involved with. Above all, Thunberg’s social media presence and her actions in general serve as a reminder of the immortal power of nonviolent action.<\/p>\n

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Lizzie Carr<\/h3>\n

Adventurer, stand-up paddleboarder and environmental activist, Lizzie Carr<\/a>, is one of the most eminent voices on plastic pollution and our over-consumption of the virgin material.<\/p>\n

Carr’s main outlets are her down-to-earth Instagram \u2014 where you can find her sharing handy tips on everything from zero waste bathroom swaps to sampling water quality in your local area \u2014 and her Earthshakers podcast, where she’s interviewed the likes of actor and climate change activist Rainn Wilson, and leading marine biologist Richard Thompson.<\/p>\n

Jack and Finn Harries<\/h3>\n

Activism and storytelling are in the blood of Jack Harries and his twin brother Finn \u2014 their grandfather is famed playwright Michael Frayn, while mother Rebecca Frayn is also a filmmaker and environmental activist. The pair approach their storytelling in a thoroughly millennial way though, having started their journeys documenting their gap years on Youtube.<\/p>\n

Taking these early lessons on community building (the channel now has nearly 4 million subscribers), they have shifted gears into telling intimate and large-scale stories around climate issues via their Earthrise Studio<\/a> digital platform, becoming masters at breaking down the complex issues involved while maintaining the arresting digestibility (most videos are between 10 and 20 minutes long) that raised them up.<\/p>\n

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