On Monday night five minutes before the AYCC SA State Monthly meeting, I received a message about the national push to get the required shift to 100% renewable energy onto the Labor party’s agenda for its unprecedented caucus meeting. The email asked me and other members to make calls to local Labor politicians. As well [...]
Our favourite stories from 2011!
December 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In 2011 the Australian climate movement achieved some pretty amazing victories. But as the year draws to a close, we want to reflect on more than just the high-profile wins – we want to celebrate the thousands of small moments that these successes were built on. Our movement is not created through media coverage or [...]
International Youth at COP17 – Getting Things Done
December 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Climate Action All Over the World The UN Climate Negotiations for 2011 have come to an end. Now, one thing is clear – the International Youth Climate Movement is stronger than ever before, with young people all over the globe taking action. Watch this video to hear inspirational news of what young people are doing [...]
Making your voice heard in Durban
December 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In October 2011, we heard that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation was being established to decide how to invest $10 billion in renewable energy. So we started a petition to the Government and CEFC, showing that we support 100% renewable energy and calling for the $10 billion go towards renewable energy, not dirty and finite [...]
Durban: what actually happened and what does it mean?
December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
So, the annual UN climate negotiations have come to a close for 2011. But what actually happened there, and what does it mean for international action on climate change? With not much media on the ground in Durban, and a hectic 48-hour ‘final day’ round of negotiations, there’s been a bit of confusion about the [...]
Inspiration from the Climate Justice Caravan
December 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mathews told me about challenges they faced en route to Durban – pythons hissed around their necks at night and rain flooded their tents. All their belongings were drenched and they had to sleep in the trucks on several nights. Despite this, what they saw on their travels motivated them to persist with the journey. [...]
Stories from the Pacific
December 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This week in Durban we interviewed three incredible young Pacific Islanders: Clare from Kiribati, Ewen from the Cook Islands, and Benedict from the Marshall Islands. Here is their message, and a powerful reminder of just how important and urgent our work is.
Fossil of the day
December 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Fossil of the Day Awards were created by the Climate Action Network International, and are given to the countries who are doing the most to block progress at the climate talks. This year, the AYCC has the honour of hosting the awards at the UN climate talks in Durban, and one of our delegates, [...]
#Winning in the US of A
December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Our International team is in Durban where the UN climate talks are well underway. We’re here to connect with and build the International Youth Climate Movement, and share what young people are doing across the world. Already we’ve come across some incredible stories from young people who’ve travelled here to the UN – here’s one [...]
The Conference of Youth in Durban
December 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
One of the most important reasons we’ve got a team here in Durban is to attend the Conference of Youth, or ‘COY’ for short. Over three incredible days, 500 young people from 65 different nations came together to learn how to build a domestic movement for change back home. Check out this great wrap-up!
