Youth Decide was Australia’s first national youth climate vote, organised by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition in partnership with World Vision Australia.
From Sept 14 -21, our team of over 2,000 volunteers in every State and Territory organised 330 Youth Decide voting events held at schools, Universities, TAFEs and community centres around the country. In addition, over 5,000 young people attended the Youth Decide Concert at Federation Square featuring popular Australian bands The Cat Empire, Blue King Brown, Kisschasy and more.
During voting week over 37,500 young people aged 12 – 29 took part and voted for the world they want to inherit.
An overwhelming 97.5 % of young people voted for emissions targets stronger than those currently proposed by the government.
The results of Youth Decide were presented to Climate Change Minster, Penny Wong at Climate Week in New York, by the Australian youth representative to the United Nations, and have been presented to MPs and Senators from every political party during a lobbying
trip to Parliament House.
Local youth decide voters also organised and attended meetings with their MPs in their own electorates during Parliamentary non-sitting weeks. The AYCC’s International youth delegation to the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen will discuss the results with world leaders and negotiators to illustrate the growing power of the youth climate movement.
The Results
34, 267 (91.5%) voted for World 3 (40%+ emissions reductions)
2,225 (5.9% voted for World 2 (25 – 40% emissions reductions)
940 (2.5%) voted for World 1 (4 – 24% emissions reductions)
