Women Holding the Line: Nicki Becker and the Youth Climate Movement

As we celebrate Earth Month 2025 “Women Holding the Line & Taking Action to Protect the Earth,” SEforALL is proud to spotlight women in the sector who are transforming the climate, energy, and development sectors, while advancing gender equality. We embrace the theme “Our Power, Our People," knowing that by uplifting women leaders, we pave the way for both a sustainable, inclusive future.

Today, we share the inspiring story of Nicki Becker—a passionate climate activist whose life-changing experience in 2019 ignited her commitment to environmental empowerment. Nicki has empowered communities across Argentina, mobilized thousands, and demonstrated that grassroots action can drive powerful change. Her work embodies the spirit of Earth Month and reaffirms our collective ability to shape a better future for our planet and our people.

Nicki Becker, Co-Founder, Jóvenes por el Clima

In 2019, a video about climate change shifted my entire perspective. Since then, I have dedicated myself to sparking the same shift in others. As a Co-Founder of Jóvenes por el Clima Argentina (JOCA), what began as a grassroots effort among four friends and has grown into a movement of more than 250 activists across 11 provinces. We have mobilized over 100,000 people, collected more than a million signatures to protect wetlands, advocated for key legislation like the Escazú Agreement, and trained over 22,000 students throughout the country in climate education.

Throughout my journey, I have discovered that my strongest tool is communication. I have worked to bridge the gap between science, policy, and daily life—especially for young people in Latin America, where vital climate information in Spanish remains scarce. Through radio, print, social media, and now as a columnist on CNN, I make it my mission to share stories that feel close, urgent, and empowering. I am currently producing a podcast in collaboration with Spotify and leading a TikTok-funded project that documents Argentina’s five key carbon sinks through storytelling and educational workshops.

My goal is always the same: to inspire others to care, to act, and to believe that they, too, can protect the planet—just like I once realised in when watching that video.