PBS NewsHour

Gen Z has spoken, are world leaders listening?

Clip: 09/21/2019 | 3m 59s | Video has closed captioning.

Young leaders gathered on Saturday at the United Nations for the Youth Climate Summit, where they voiced concerns and offered solutions for a warming planet, a day after millions of young people participated in a global climate strike. Megan Thompson spoke with producer Maya Navon and associate producer Nina Joung, who covered the strike in New York City for WNET’s Peril and Promise initiative.