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Aliénor Rougeot (born in 1999) is a Canadian-French climate justice activist.

Rougeot came to national prominence in Canada as a Climate Strike organizer. She was a leader for Toronto's Fridays for Future Strikes, a movement calling on students to miss school on Fridays to raise awareness for climate change. In 2019 she led the Fridays for Future school strike for climate in Toronto which brought out over 50 000 people.

She is now at Environmental Defence Canada, leading initiatives to accelerate the energy transition and address environmental injustices.

Activism

Rougeot started as a local activist at a very young age, raising awareness of biodiversity loss within her community. She was also involved with her local Amnesty International chapter where she led campaigns to raise awareness for the refugee crisis and demand justice for migrants and refugees in Europe.

Climate justice

Aliénor Rougeot co-organized the youth climate strike and led Canada's mass “teach-in” at Toronto's mass climate strike as part of the Global Week for Future in September 2019, an event that drew thousands of people to the grounds of Queen's Park.

Energy Transition

Rougeot writes about addressing the health impacts of the oil industry, about the need for just transition plans for workers impacted by the energy transition, and about the importance of investing in renewable energy.

Education

Alienor graduated with an Honours BA from the University of Toronto, in Canada, where she studied Economics and Public Policy. She was recognized as a UTAA Scholar for her academic excellence and community involvement.

Awards and recognition

For her climate justice advocacy, Rougeot has been recognized as one of the:

• 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders in 2019 by Corporate Knights
• Top 25 Under 25 Environmentalists in 2020 by The Starfish
• 50 most influential Torontonians by Toronto Life magazine in 2019
• Emerging Leaders, Clean 50 by Clean 50

References

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3. ^ CBC (Sep 16, 2019). "'The world is so unsafe': Environmental activists pledge not to have kids". Canadian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
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5. ^ Emily Chan (2019-04-24). "Meet the youth at the forefront of Canada's Fridays for Future movement". Ecojustice. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
6. February 8th 2021, Patricia Lane | Opinion | (2021-02-08). "How this young activist rallied Toronto students to strike against climate change". National Observer. Retrieved 2021-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. "Aliénor Rougeot | Biographies". nac-cna.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
8. ^ Edwards, Samantha (2019-11-29). "Climate justice activist Alienor Rougeot juggles strikes and school studies". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
9. "Programme des Arts et des Sciences du Lycée Duby" (PDF). 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
10. ^ "The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2019". Toronto Life. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
11. "The new 'childfree': Fearful amid climate change, some young Canadians abandon plans to have children". Retrieved 2020-01-13.
12. "Reducing your own carbon footprint is great, but it won't save the planet unless governments and corporations step up | The Star". thestar.com. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
13. Sandhu, Reena; Rougeot, Alienor; Josephy, P. David; Dolan, David G.; Emenike, Chijioke; Takaro, Tim K.; Leon, Leah; Fraser, Gail S. (2024-12-31). "Evidence-based approaches to managing Canadian oil sands tailing pond waste: tighter regulations and greater transparency are needed". Evidence-Based Toxicology. 2 (1). doi:10.1080/2833373X.2024.2399944. ISSN 2833-373X.
14. Rougeot, Aliénor (2022-09-29). "Good jobs, not gambles, are what Canada's workers deserve | Canada's National Observer: Climate News". www.nationalobserver.com. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
15. "The world is turning to renewables and Canada should, too, with its clean electricity regulations". The Hill Times. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
16. Opinion, Aliénor Rougeot in; Energy; July 26th 2019, Politics |. "Aliénor Rougeot". National Observer. Retrieved 2020-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
17. "In the Spotlight: Allie Rougeot". The Varsity. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
18. "Awards of Excellence Recipients 2021". University of Toronto Alumni. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
19. "Youth rising: Meet 2019's top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders". Corporate Knights. 2019-11-07. Archived from the original on 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
20. "2020 – The Starfish Canada". thestarfish.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
21. "Alienor Rougeot". Clean50. 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-06-19.

• Youth activists
• Activists from Toronto
• University of Toronto people
• Living people
• Canadian climate activists
• Canadian child activists
• Canadian women activists
• 1999 births
• Youth climate activists