We hope to facilitate and coordinate a range of global youth voices, discussing and critiquing national and international policy (or lack thereof) on the environment, climate change and sustainability. We draw on and aim to influence the work of the international youth climate movement.
The climate talks under the United Nations are struggling to reach the decisions needed to avoid catastrophic global temperature rise, and the latest IPCC report paints a gloomy picture for
The IPCC released the second part of it's Fifth Assessment Report yesterday. We cover the headlines, what it means for young people and policy, and top resources for more information.
The climate negotiations launched back into action last week with the first negotiations of the year taking placing in Bonn. But I would suggest that to evaluate progress towards
At the end of an unseasonably warm week, the sun is setting on yet another round of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations. As this first round
During each COP members of YOUNGO (the youth NGO constituency at the UN climate negotiations) vote in new focal points, one from the global north and one from the global
There is an ongoing debate within the United Nations whether a sustainable development and a security lens will be needed for dealing with climate change, the most important challenge of
Intergenerational equity (Inteq) was one of the few good news stories coming out of YOUNGO, and out of the recent UNFCCC COP19 negotiations more widely. Youth Policy Labs' Chef Campaigner
There were only ever modest expectations of the latest round of UNFCCC talks, but wracked with distrust and bad faith, the negotiations failed to meet even these. Halfway along the
“I realized in Warsaw, however, that the official delegations are not the enemy, and these “actions” often run counter-productive to official activities.” Civil society walked out of the COP19 climate
