Kal Glanznig is a Force Among Us: Rising Up To Be The Change We All Need

Today’s guest is a larger than life personification of that change - Kal Glanznig. Kal is a force - animated, enthusiastic, humble, curious and as a youth climate leader he’s entirely committed to doing all he can to avert a climate catastrophe.

Kal’s successes to date are plenty.- from activating a school solar installation to launching a community anti-plastic platform, to scaling and changing a retail business to becoming one of the youngest local government councillors in this state to now driving a national youth eco anxiety mental health initiative. His list of achievements is extraordinary for a 24 year old though it’s immediately apparent when you meet and speak with Kal how he’s managed to get so much done already.

Kal came into my orbit at the AdaptNSW conference last year where he made a pointed remark from the stage that he couldn’t see any younger people in the audience - something that struck me then and we chat about today. I also learnt in preparing to chat with Kal that two thirds of young Australians experience eco anxiety and fear of the future of the planet. Two thirds - that is an incredible and terrifying number. I wanted to chat to Kal as I know my life is not as full of folks in their 20s these days, and this generation is both who are often driving so much action globally, but are also entirely dependent on all of us getting our act together and being effective in what we do whether its addressing climate change, plastic pollution, avoiding the impending threat of deep sea mining or being an advocate for the ocean.

I hope you’re as moved, inspired and in awe of him listening as I was speaking with him.

Til next time, thanks for listening.

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