Elizabeth Zion

Elizabeth Zion believes that young people do not need more information about the state of the world. They need frameworks for living inside it. She is the creator of the Gratitude-Based Sustainability (GBS) framework, a pedagogical approach that addresses eco-anxiety in young people through the pillars of Reverence, Reciprocity, and Responsibility. Developed through her First Class Honours MSc in Sustainable Development at University College Dublin, GBS received a perfect thesis score and is published on the UN SDG Academy Platform. Elizabeth now brings the framework into classrooms and lecture halls as a Facilitation Specialist at the UCD Innovation Academy, where she designs and delivers experiential learning programmes for thousands of learners. She has presented at national and international forums, moderated a live conversation with Professor Jeffrey Sachs at UCD, and been featured in The Irish Times and on RTÉ. Her TED talk on family reunification has been viewed over 1.8 million