Kumi Naidoo energy sector. During the World Economic Forum in 2013, while Kumi Naidoo was rubbing shoulders with the world's wealthiest elites, Greenpeace activists were blocking a Shell gas station just outside the Swiss mountain resort demanding that the oil giant drops its ambitions to drill for oil in the Arctic. Naidoo regularly attends United Nations climate negotiations and advocates for increased ambitions from governments to cap emissions and vigorously move towards an energy sector based on renewables meant to help humanity avoid catastrophic climate change. In 2015 Naidoo announced that he would be leaving the post of International Executive Director in
Euvin Naidoo channels). In February 2009 Naidoo was selected as a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum (WEF). At the 2012 World Economic Forum on Africa, the final plenary session chose to profile five 'Rising Stars of Africa', drawn from across the continent- Euvin Naidoo was chosen to be a part of this group, honoured with helping close the event highlighting the views of the next generation of leaders. In August 2012 Euvin was also recruited onto the Global Agenda Council (GAC) USA, for the World Economic Forum. Per the description of the World Economic Forum, 'Global Agenda Councils...[are]