Meet Chanté Davis, a youth climate activist and champion for change Passionate and purposeful, 17-year-old Chanté Davis is an environmental justice activist who understands the power of youth voices, especially those of people of color. Through her activism and campaigns, Chanté helps to raise the voices of BIPOC youth so that they are heard and connected with the movement. This Black History Month, we caught up with Chanté to learn about her campaign, role models and advice for teens who want to get involved with climate justice. Getting started in the climate justice movement Chanté started learning about the environment in her elementary school years. "I went to a green school and they talked about recycling, we had a wind turbine, and they talked about water usage and runoff and pollution," she shares. "I officially became an activist through Ocean Heroes, which was cofounded in 2017 by Captain Planet Foundation and Lonely Whale."