This event will move beyond acknowledging youth as “the future” to analyzing their power as catalysts of change in the present. We will deconstruct the tools and strategies that make youth-led movements so effective in pushing the climate justice agenda forward. This side event will also focus on how the ICJ’s opinion empowers citizens and youth to legally demand accountability from their governments for inadequate climate action.
The event will have opening remarks by the Spanish Youth Council and Generación Clima, representing the youth delegation attending COP30. Followed by an interactive dialogue with Youth leaders and activists from different backgrounds and experiences, with a special focus on Brazil, as host of the conference.
Objectives
- Analyze the Present Power of Youth: Move beyond viewing youth as merely “the future” and instead examine how young people are currently acting as catalysts for change in the climate justice movement.
- Deconstruct Effective Youth-Led Strategies: Explore and break down the specific tools and strategies that make youth-led movements effective in advancing the climate justice agenda.
- Empower Legal Accountability: Discuss how the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) opinion empowers citizens—especially youth—to legally demand accountability from their governments for inadequate climate action.
Moderator
Ángel Pérez, Head of International Affairs and Climate Action at the Spanish Youth Council / Spain
Speakers
- Keynote speaker: Ángel Pérez, Head of International Affairs and Climate Action at the Spanish Youth Council (CJE) / Spain
- Keynote speaker: Pablo Morente, International Affairs Team at the Spanish Youth Council (CJE) / Spain
- Amanda Harumy, Head of Delegation of Youth20 (Y20) / Brazil.
- Mariana Gomes. Founder @ultimorecurso & embajadora del pacto climático europeo
- Marcelo Rocha, Climate Activist / Brazil.
- Samira Ben Ali, European Economic & Social Committee Youth Representative.