Giving Compass' Take:

· Although climate change has become a common topic of discussion, Elsa Wenzel from GreenBiz suggests approaching the subject from a social angle. Here, she provides a variety of videos featuring activists to educate the public on this issue and its effects. 

· What is the connection between equity and climate? Why is it effective to approach this topic from a social angle? What new perspective does it provide?

· Here's more on this topic and how we can overcome the challenges of fighting climate change.

As the stains of inequality and injustice persist worldwide, equity and inclusion are front and center to countless discussions about a sustainable future. With natural resources dwindling and sea levels swelling, frontline populations are in peril of being left even further behind. But the story doesn't have to end that way. These compelling discussions from recent GreenBiz events are among those that make it possible to break with the adage that history is doomed to repeat itself.

With a great amount of grace, Angela Glover Blackwell made the case that the future of the United States hinges upon communities who historically have been left behind. We're in an amazing moment, with the planet in peril and upward mobility becoming more out of reach to so many Americans, the PolicyLink founder and president said at VERGE 19 in October. "I wish that we could just use the words 'inclusive economy' and make it so." But it's more complicated than that. By 2040 most of the population will be people of color. Already since 2012, most babies born are of color, as are 73 percent of children under age 18 in California. It's imperative to put the marginalized in the center, she said. The author of "Searching for Uncommon Common Ground".

Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has plenty of company. Emerging leaders from three U.S. states and an array of backgrounds described their political involvement in a discussion dubbed "The kids are alright" at VERGE 19. They may demonstrate preternatural maturity, despite or because of the ecological instability they foresee in their own adulthoods. But they're not waiting around for the future; they're striking out and speaking out in courtrooms, classroom talks, street protests, viral videos and the halls of Congress.

Read the full article about climate change by Elsa Wenzel at GreenBiz.