Youth turn to music as climate message falls on deaf ears
Youth Profile #21: The Global Youth Music Contest share their vision of enthusing young people about climate change and sustainability
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See allCOP18: Arab nations must lead on ambition in Doha
Writing for RTCC, the Arab Youth Climate Movement’s Ahmed Younis says it is time the Middle East shows leadership at the UN negotiations
Cameroon, art and climate awareness
Youth Profile #22: As life in Cameroon is changed by climate change, one group of young people aims to provide children with the tools they need to drive climate education.
How are Pacific Islanders coping with life at climate change ground zero?
Youth Profile #20: Krishneil Narayan from Project Survival Pacific tells to RTCC about how important education is for people living on the frontline of climate change
African governments must leave ‘climate tourists’ behind and drive action in Doha
As delegations ready themselves for the UNFCCC COP18 conference in Doha, young African scientists are calling the delegates representing them to show leadership in Doha.
The new group taking the green world by storm – meet the Arab Youth Climate Movement
Youth Profile #19: As part of RTCC’s youth profile series we spoke to the AYCM about why Arab countries must take the lead on climate change as Qatar host this year’s UN conference.
Generations old and new send clean energy message to Doha
The Make the Link Climate exChange project brought together climate experts and school children to thrash out what policy makers’ priorities should be as they head to COP18.
Youth Profile #3: Canada’s climate coalition on taking on the Tar Sands lobby and fighting for Kyoto
In the third of RTCC’s Youth Action series, Amara Possian form the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition talks about youth empowerment, international negotiations and the creativity young people bring to the process.
Youth Profile #2: How PIDES are working on practical solutions to climate change in Mexico
Christopher Córdova, International Director of PIDES International based in Mexico talks to RTCC about the work they are doing combining theory and practical measures in combating climate change.
Youth Profile #1: How Nigerian Climate Coalition are building green bridges ahead of COP18
Olumide Idowu, from the Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition talk to RTCC about the work they do, the reasons why they do it and why working in Nigeria is not always easy.
Rio+20: Will we get the ‘Future We Want’?
As the final round of negotiations leading to the Rio+20 Summit begin, countries remain at odds over key issues of the draft text.
RTCC Rio+20 Student Workshop: Setting a sustainable agenda
The RTCC Rio+20 Student Workshop showed that the breadth of the conference’s agenda leads to huge complexity but also massive potential.
Have your say: Road to Rio Workshop
As the world prepares for Rio, RTCC wants you to add your voice to the growing numbers of people calling for real, solid action towards a sustainable future.
RTCC’s Road to Rio Workshop
RTCC would like to invite you to attend our student focus, Road to Rio Workshop.
Student Action: Promoting renewable energy at Cambridge University
In the first post as part of RTCC’s Student Project, Daisy Haywood from Energise Cambridge explains the pressure the group are putting on their university to move to renewables.
RTCC’s Youth Action Map
RTCC’s student project aims to showcase the work going on up and down the country by students and youth groups in climate action.
Calling all students: RTCC needs you!
Are you a student who’s passionate about the environment? Then RTCC wants you for our new Student Collaboration Project – mapping climate action across the UK.
Comment: How young people are the key to building a sustainable future
Daisy Haywood, from the Cambridge Climate and Sustainability Forum asks what needs to be done to get more young people to act over climate change.
Campaign Group: UK must vote to ban tar sands
As the EU commission gets set to vote on the Quality Fuel Directive, student group People and Planet urge the UK to vote for the directive and banning tar sands imports from the continent.
Blog: Climate challenge daunting for future leaders
Daisy Haywood reflects on the lessons learnt and questions posed by last weekend’s Oxford Climate Forum