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What does climate leadership mean? The Time 100 Most Influential climate leaders

Target GroupExecutive EducationResource TypeArticleDomainLeadership for Sustainability and Business Transformation, Sustainable Human Resource ManagementDuration< 1hAuthorTIME100 Climate
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TIME’s 2024 Climate collection profiles 100 changemakers (activists, scientists, business leaders) making a significant impact on climate mitigation, adaptation, and justice. It highlights their stories, innovations, and collective efforts. The collection spans grassroots campaigns, technological breakthroughs, and policy interventions in diverse global contexts.

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Assign students to research a featured individual or initiative and present on their impact and strategies. Use profiles to spark discussions on leadership styles, innovation, and equity. Facilitate comparative analyses of top-down versus bottom-up climate action. Encourage group projects designing interventions inspired by Time’s examples. Integrate into modules on leadership or social entrepreneurship.

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Structure engagement around personal connection and critical reflection. Students should process challenging ideas while relating content to their own experiences and developing perspectives. Use articles to stimulate thinking and encourage deeper engagement with complex topics.

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