# Kate Yeo

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**Kate Yeo** (born 2001) is a youth [climate activist](/source/Climate_activist) from [Singapore](/source/Singapore).

## 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](/source/Plastic_pollution)”.[4]

Yeo was one of the organisers of the We The Planet climate strikes for [Earth Day](/source/Earth_Day) 2020.[5] She then co-founded [Re-Earth Initiative](/source/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](/source/United_Nations_Environment_Programme)’s youth constituency.[7] In April 2021, she was a panellist at the Othering & Belonging Summit, alongside writer and climate activist [Naomi Klein](/source/Naomi_Klein) and other youth advocates [Tokata Iron Eyes](/source/Tokata_Iron_Eyes), [Xiye Bastida](/source/Xiye_Bastida) and Samia Dumbuya.[8] She 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 feeling frustrated at the lack of progress but remaining "stubbornly hopeful".[10]

Yeo is also a founder of Fossil Free Dartmouth, a group calling on Dartmouth College to cut financial ties with [fossil fuel](/source/Fossil_fuel) companies.[11] In October 2023, she co-authored a report criticizing connections between the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society and [Irving Oil](/source/Irving_Oil).[12][13]

In 2023, she was named to the Eco-Business Youth A-List which recognizes "the most impactful young sustainability leaders across Asia Pacific".[14][15]

### COVID-19 Initiative

During the pandemic, Kate started an initiative to support local [hawkers](/source/Hawkers_in_Singapore) in Singapore. Her family purchased bulk orders of food and drinks which were given to residents at a halfway house.[16]

## References

1. Bose, Durva (5 July 2021). ["Kate Yeo on championing the 'bring your own' movement"](https://zerrin.com/kate-yeo-byo-bottle-singapore-fighting-single-use-plastic/). *ZERRIN*. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

1. ["BYO Bottle SG"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211221184010/https://byobottlesg.com/). *BYO Bottle SG*. Archived from [the original](https://byobottlesg.com/) on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

1. Mah, Jamie (23 June 2021). ["Singapore's Sustainability: Our Garden City's Green Efforts"](https://hypesingapore.com/index.php/2021/06/23/singapores-sustainability-our-garden-citys-efforts/). *Hype Singapore*. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

1. ["The Battle Against Plastic Pollution"](https://www.goipeace.or.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2018_winner_2Y1-e.pdf). GOI Peace Foundation. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

1. Seah, Kimberly (30 December 2020). ["A Singaporean Perspective: Is Activism Enough to Save the Climate?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210224171816/https://iasgazette.com/2020/12/30/a-singapore-perspective-is-activism-enough-to-save-the-climate-2/). *The IAS Gazette*. Archived from [the original](https://iasgazette.com/2020/12/30/a-singapore-perspective-is-activism-enough-to-save-the-climate-2/) on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

1. Bimal, Nehaa. ["The Re-Earth Initiative on Promoting Inclusivity, Accessibility & Unity in the Climate Change Movement"](https://www.theteenmagazine.com/the-re-earth-initiative-on-promoting-inclusivity-accessibility-unity-in-the-climate-change-movement). *The Teen Mag*. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

1. Williams, Rebecca (27 November 2020). ["Kate Yeo: Plastics and Climate Youth Activist"](https://blogs.eui.eu/envlaw/kate-yeo-plastics-and-climate-youth-activist/). *EUI Environmental Law and Governance Blog EUI Blogs*. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

1. Grossman, Sara. ["Video & Recap: The 2021 O&B Virtual Summit"](https://belonging.berkeley.edu/video-recap-2021-ob-virtual-summit). *Othering & Belonging Institute*. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

1. Tan, Cheryl (6 November 2022). ["What S'pore youth want at COP27: Finalising carbon credits plan, financing for vulnerable nations"](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/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.

1. Faculty of Arts and Sciences (29 November 2022). ["'Stubbornly Hopeful': Dartmouth Perspectives on COP27"](https://faculty.dartmouth.edu/artsandsciences/news/2022/11/stubbornly-hopeful-dartmouth-perspectives-cop27). *Faculty of Arts and Sciences*. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

1. Hoplamazian, Mara. ["Dartmouth students urge college to stop accepting research money from fossil fuel companies"](https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2023-10-24/dartmouth-students-urge-college-to-stop-accepting-research-money-from-fossil-fuel-companies). *NHPR*. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

1. Logan, Cloe. ["Students at this Ivy League school call out Irving Oil"](https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/10/24/news/students-ivy-league-school-call-out-irving-oil). *National Observer*. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

1. Zhang, Annabelle. ["Fossil Free Dartmouth publishes “Investigating Irving” report critiquing College's ties to fossil fuels"](https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2023/10/zhang-fossil-free-dartmouth-publishes-investigating-irving-report-critiquing-colleges-ties-to-fossil-fuels). *The Dartmouth*. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

1. Ng, Wai Mun. ["Courage and vision: Celebrating the most impactful young sustainability leaders across Asia Pacific"](https://www.eco-business.com/news/courage-and-vision-celebrating-the-most-impactful-young-sustainability-leaders-across-asia-pacific/). *Eco-Business*. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

1. Hicks, Robin. ["'You cannot be an activist and not put yourself at risk': Singapore climate campaigner Kate Yeo"](https://www.eco-business.com/news/you-cannot-be-an-activist-and-not-put-yourself-at-risk-singapore-climate-campaigner-kate-yeo/). *Eco-Business*. Eco-Business. Retrieved 11 April 2023.

1. Lui, Karen. ["S'pore family buys food for 20 pax from Amoy Street Food Centre & donates to halfway house"](https://mothership.sg/2021/05/support-hawker-donate-food/). *Mothership*. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

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