Kate Yeo

Kate Yeo (born 2001) is a youth climate activist from Singapore.

Kate Yeo
Born
Singapore
EducationDartmouth College
OccupationSustainability advocate
Organization(s)BYO Bottle SG, Re-Earth Initiative

Activism

Climate

In 2018, Yeo started a campaign BYO Bottle SG to advocate against single-use plastics in Singapore.[1] The initiative has worked with 231 drink stalls and reached out to close to 10,000 people.[2][3] She achieved 2nd Prize in the Goi Peace Foundation International Essay Contest for Young People for her essay titled “The Battle Against Plastic Pollution”.[4]

Yeo was one of the organisers of the We The Planet climate strikes for Earth Day 2020.[5] She then co-founded Re-Earth Initiative, an international youth-led NGO striving to make the climate movement more accessible to all.[6] She also helped to organise the Virtual Youth Environment Assembly, organised by the U.N. Environmental Programme’s youth constituency.[7] In April 2021, she was a panellist at the Othering & Belonging Summit, alongside writer and climate activist Naomi Klein and other youth advocates Tokata Iron Eyes, Xiye Bastida and Samia Dumbuya.[8]

Yeo attended the COP27 conference in Egypt in 2022 to look at how the international trade of carbon credits will be rolled out.[9] After the conference, she spoke about remaining "stubbornly hopeful".[10]

In 2023, she was named to the Eco-Business Youth A-List. She sees a need to "focus on what can be done locally" in order to drive genuine climate action.[11] Yeo has also actively spoken out on the need for stronger inclusion of Southeast Asian youths in the climate movement.[7]

COVID-19 Initiative

During the pandemic, Kate started an initiative to support local hawkers in Singapore. Her family purchased bulk orders of food and drinks which were given to residents at a halfway house.[12]

References
  1. Bose, Durva (5 July 2021). "Kate Yeo on championing the 'bring your own' movement". ZERRIN. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. "BYO Bottle SG". BYO Bottle SG. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. Mah, Jamie (23 June 2021). "Singapore's Sustainability: Our Garden City's Green Efforts". Hype Singapore. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. "The Battle Against Plastic Pollution" (PDF). GOI Peace Foundation. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. Seah, Kimberly (30 December 2020). "A Singaporean Perspective: Is Activism Enough to Save the Climate?". The IAS Gazette. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. Bimal, Nehaa. "The Re-Earth Initiative on Promoting Inclusivity, Accessibility & Unity in the Climate Change Movement". The Teen Mag. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. Williams, Rebecca (27 November 2020). "Kate Yeo: Plastics and Climate Youth Activist". EUI Environmental Law and Governance Blog EUI Blogs. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  8. Grossman, Sara. "Video & Recap: The 2021 O&B Virtual Summit". Othering & Belonging Institute. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  9. Tan, Cheryl (6 November 2022). "What S'pore youth want at COP27: Finalising carbon credits plan, financing for vulnerable nations". The Straits Times. The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  10. Faculty of Arts and Sciences (29 November 2022). "'Stubbornly Hopeful': Dartmouth Perspectives on COP27". Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  11. Hicks, Robin. "'You cannot be an activist and not put yourself at risk': Singapore climate campaigner Kate Yeo". Eco-Business. Eco-Business. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  12. Lui, Karen. "S'pore family buys food for 20 pax from Amoy Street Food Centre & donates to halfway house". Mothership. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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