Anuna de Wever Van der Heyden is a 20-year-old climate activist based in Belgium. De Wever began their activism in December 2018 after Belgium decided to not “sign a new declaration on addressing climate change at the COP24 summit,” according to Vogue. De Wever was looking for organizing strategies and a way to respond to Belgium’s inaction when they found fellow climate activist Greta Thunberg’s approach. Two weeks after COP24, de Wever staged “their first protest in the same mold … on the streets of Brussels,” as reported by Vogue.