Our Mission

The Minerva Action Group (MAG) clearly recognizes that core constituencies for shaping realistic responses to address the potentially dire consequences of climate change are younger members of our society; in particular, students now in middle school, high school, and those starting in higher education. Today’s young inherently will bear the brunt of the future adverse effects of climate change that originate largely from the emission of “greenhouse gases,” including carbon dioxide and methane. Threats such as rising sea levels, devastating forest fires, persistent droughts, severe floods, extreme hot and cold temperatures, and increasingly violent storms will be the life experiences for the young people of today, unless there are realistic and sustained commitments to reducing greenhouse gases on a worldwide basis.

"Adults keep saying ‘we owe it to young people to give them hope.’

I don’t want your hope.

I WANT YOU TO ACT.

I WANT YOU TO ACT AS IF THE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE ... BECAUSE IT IS.”

— GRETA THUNBERG, 19-year old Climate Activist

Thus, a central focus of the MAG is to assist students to become personally and directly knowledgeable about climate change issues through hands-on experiments and field exercises that yield understanding of and insights into specific technical areas, such as the storage of carbon in trees. The initial MAG exercises can easily be conducted in schools as part of science classes, or even individually in remote learning settings. Our small group is composed of creative, well-informed, and dedicated individuals with an array of backgrounds in science, engineering, public policy, and business having combined backgrounds and experience totaling over 200 years. We are completely independent of any business, government, academic, political, or other affiliation, and able to support our efforts through our own resources