Press Room

Links to Recent Media Coverage (2020-2025)

October 4, 2025 – The Sputnik: “Climate change in a different element”.
Link: https://thesputnik.ca/climate-change-in-a-different-element

December 13, 2024 – Laurier News: “Laurier’s Mark Terry honoured with international award for environmental communication”. Link: https://wlu.ca/news/spotlights/2024/dec/lauriers-mark-terry-honoured- with-international-award-for-environmental-communication.html

December 3, 2024 – World Atlas: “Who is on Canadian Money? William Lyon Mackenzie King / Mark Terry –
50 Dollar Bill”. Link: https://www.worldatlas.com/economics/who-is-on-canadian-money.html

December 1, 2024 – UNESCO Chair Newsletter: “Youth Climate Report’s Mark Terry recognized with J. Robert Cox Award”. Link: https://www.yorku.ca/unescochair/events-media/newsletter-12-2024

November 30, 2024 – EUC Research Updates: “Mark Terry”. Link: https://euc.yorku.ca/research- updates/euc-research-updates-november-december-2024

October 15, 2024 – Y-File: “York U prof pioneers climate communication, wins international award”.
Link: https:// www.yorku.ca/yfile/2024/10/15/york-professor-pioneers-climate-communication-wins-international-award

October 17, 2023 – Canadian Geographic Magazine: “Polar exploring in the age of climate change with Dr. Mark Terry”. Link: https://canadiangeographic.ca/podcasts/polar-exploring-in-the-age-of-climate-change-with-dr-mark-terry

March 1, 2023 – My Secret Life: “York environmental researcher, arctic explorer, polar plunge enthusiast”. Link: https://www.yorku.ca/yfile/2023/02/28/my-secret-life-york-environmental-researcher-arctic-explorer-polar-plunge-enthusiast

October 6, 2022 – The Cord: “Laurier Professor Informs UN and International Policymakers through Documentary Films”.
Link: https://thecord.ca/laurier-professor-informs-un-and-international-policymakers-through-documentary-films

May 17, 2022 – Laurier News: “Laurier students interested in climate change initiatives and impacts invited to participate in United Nations filmmaking project”. Link: https://students.wlu.ca/programs/arts/english-and-film-studies/news/2022/summer/laurier-students-interested-in-climate-change-initiatives,-and-impacts-invited-to-participate-in-united-nations-filmmaking-project.html

December 21, 2021 – Y-File: “Mark Terry Receives Order of Vaughan”.
Link: https://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2021/12/21/mark-terry-receives-order-of-vaughan

December 8, 2021 – Vaughan: “Six Outstanding Individuals to be Invested into the 2021 Order of Vaughan”. Link: https://www.vaughan.ca/news/Pages/Six-outstanding-individuals-to-be-invested-into-the-2021-Order-of-Vaughan.aspx

December 2, 2021 – York University EUC: “COP26: Youth Climate Report”. Link: https://euc.yorku.ca/news-story/cop26-youth-climate-report

November 24, 2021 – Inconvenient Questions International: “Amplifying the Voice of Youth at COP26”. Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/inconvenientquestionssg

November 17, 2021 – BC Sustainable Solutions: “The United Nations Global Youth Statement 2021”. Link:
https://bcsustainablesolutions.ca/the-united-nations-global-youth-statement

April 14, 2021 – Y-File: “Celebrate Earth Week by joining York University’s Plastic Pick-up Challenge”. Link: https://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2021/04/14/celebrate-earth-week-by-joining-york-universitys-plastic-pick-up-challenge

March 26, 2021 – SDG Global Festival of Action – “Deep Dive Discussion: The Youth Climate Report: Speaking Youth to Power”. Link: https://globalfestivalofaction.org/class/the-youth-climate-report

March 24, 2021 – Spotlights: “Laurier Student Films to be Featured at UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Global Festival of Action”. Link: https://www.wlu.ca/news/spotlights/2021/march/laurier-student-films-to-be-featured-at-uns-sustainable-development-goals-global-festival-of-action.html

March 1, 2021 – Y-File: “Youth Climate Report Project Partners with Foundation for Environmental Education”.
Link: https://euc.yorku.ca/news-story/youth-climate-report-project-partners-with-foundation-for-environmental-education

February 5, 2021 – International Association of Universities: “Youth Climate Report and Documentary Film Project”.
Link: https://www.iau-hesd.net/actions/5065/youth-climate-report-and-documentary-film-project

February 4, 2021 – Education News Canada: “Youth Climate Report, documentary film project led by York faculty member Mark Terry, recognized with UN SDG Action Award”. Link: https://educationnewscanada.com/article/education/level/university/1/879798/youth-climate-report- documentary-film-project-led-by-york-faculty-member-mark-terry-recognized-with-un-sdg-action-award.html

February 2, 2021 – Y-File: “Youth Climate Report, documentary film project led by York faculty member Mark Terry, recognized with UN SDG Action Award”.
Link: https://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2021/02/02/youth-climate-report-documentary-film-project-led-by-york-faculty-member-mark-terry-recognized-with-un-sdg-action-award

January 28, 2021 – EUC Research Update: “Mark Terry’s Youth Climate Report”. Link: https://sway.office.com/DVBaw5hdNPenfXu9?ref=email

December 31, 2020 – EDEN Magazine: “The Extraordinary Mark Terry”. Pages 10 to 17. Link: https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1908523

November 30, 2020 – CTV News: “Geo-Doc Earns Induction for WLU Prof”. Link: https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2088641&fbclid=IwAR3sqa571r7YYIUrufr3Wz3lJxyfTLnU4lSW VS_BiAYTqc8Bg1SJwRc-1M8

November 19, 2020 – Wilfrid Laurier University: “Royal Society of Canada: Mark Terry”. Link: https://youtu.be/TVUARwgl87w

October 20, 2020 – El Esencia: “Youth and Global Warming”. Link: https://youtu.be/B-46GAuYFTE

September 17, 2020 – Education News Canada: “Laurier Faculty Member Mark Terry Elected as Fellow of the Prestigious Royal Society of Canada”.
Link: https://educationnewscanada.com/article/education/level/university/1/855115/laurier-faculty-member- mark-terry-elected-as-fellow-of-the-prestigious-royal-society-of-canada.html

September 17, 2020 – Exchange Magazine: “Mark Terry Elected as Fellow of the Prestigious Royal Society of Canada”.
Link: http://www.exchangemagazine.com/2020/week38/Thursday/200917012.htm

September 16, 2020 – Laurier Inspiring Lives: “Laurier Faculty Member Mark Terry Elected as Fellow of the Prestigious Royal Society of Canada”.
Link: https://www.wlu.ca/news/news-releases/2020/sept/laurier-faculty-member-mark-terry-elected-as-fellow-of-the-prestigious-royal-society-of-canada.html

September 10, 2020 – Y-File: “Six York University professors elected to the Royal Society of Canada”. Link: https://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2019/09/10/six-york-university-professors-elected-to-the-royal-society-of-canada

August 14, 2020 – The Toronto Sun: “Conversations with Canada’s Modern-Day Explorer”. Link: https://torontosun.com/life/relationships/0814-lifenational

July 15, 2020 – Y-File: “Geomedia and Pandemic Poetry: Two New Books from York Digital Media Scholar” Link: https://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2020/07/15/geomedia-and-pandemic-poetry-two-new-books-from-york-digital-media-scholar

April 22, 2020 – Y-File: “Live Facebook Film Screening of Planetary Health Film Lab Project Marks Earth Week Celebrations”
Link: https://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2020/04/22/live-facebook-film-screening-of-planetary-health-film-lab-project-marks-earth-week-celebrations

March 4, 2020 – Y-File: “York Instructor Re-imagines the Documentary Film”
Link: https://www.yorku.ca/yfile/2020/03/04/york-instructor-re-imagines-the-documentary-film/

SVARTISEN GLACIER EXPEDITION 2025 REPORT

COP30 PRESS CONFERENCE 2: November 12, 2025

COP30 PRESS CONFERENCE 1: November 11, 2025

COP 30 PRESS RELEASE 1: November 8, 2025

COP30 Press Release 2: November 8, 2025

PRESS RELEASE: April 4, 2025:

Mark Terry: Top 100 Greatest Explorers of All Time

This 2015 edition of Canadian Geographic Magazine lists its Top 100 Greatest Explorers of All Time, including the Youth Climate Report’s Executive Director, Mark Terry. Read the entire article here:

2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

ACTION AWARDS

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2019-2020

PRESS CONFERENCE – COP25

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MANAGING EARTH: YCR Partnership

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

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DAHDALEH INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH

December 17, 2019

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2018

 

PRESS CONFERENCE – COP24

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UNITED NATIONS PRESS RELEASE – COP24

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2017

Council of Graduate Schools: Grad Impact News

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UN Press Release – COP23 – “New Data Delivery System”

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Click here to read release

 

 

COP23 Press Conference

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EXCALIBUR NEWSPAPER

Click here to read article

 

 

Y-FILE NEWS REPORT: YORK UNIVERSITY

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Click here to read article

2016

UNFCCC Press Conference 1: 

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

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Click here to watch video. Press Conference begins at the 02:13 mark.

 

UNFCCC Press Conference 2: 

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Press Conference

Click here to watch video. Youth Climate Report begins at the 32:13 mark.

 

UN PRESS RELEASE #1: “Interactive Map”

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

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Click here to read press release

   

UN PRESS RELEASE #2: “Article 6 Partner Program”

Thursday, November 10, 2016

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Click here to read press release

 

CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIO: “Interview with Mark Terry”

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

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Click here to watch video

 

WATER CANADA MAGAZINE: COP22 Report

Friday, November 25, 2016

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Click here to read article

 

FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES NEWS

York University Article

Monday, December 19, 2016

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Click here to read article

2015

FACE 2 FACE WITH DAVID PECK

Radio Interview

Friday, December 11, 2015

Click here to listen to interview

CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE

Magazine Report

Friday, December 11, 2015

Click here to read interview

RABBLE.CA

Podcast

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Click here to listen to interview

 

ALTERNATIVES JOURNAL

Magazine Report

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Click here to read interview

 

NORTHERN JOURNAL

Magazine Report

Monday, November 30, 2015

Click here to read interview

 

THE GREEN DIVAS

Podcast

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Click here to listen to interview

2014

YCR5 to screen at COP20 in Lima

Youth Climate Report Announces Partnership with I.D.E.A.S.

2013

Backgrounder to YCR4

Youth Climate Report 4 to Screen at COP19

Youth Climate Report Crowd Funding Campaign

2012

UNEP to present YCR Film at COP18

UNEP to present YCR Film at Rio+20

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