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What is SB50 and Why Does it Matter?
LUCY JORDAN SB50. Yet another acronym to add to the UNFCCC’s extensive list. This one, however, refers to the 50th Meeting of the...
Jun 15, 20194 min read


What a Great British load of nonsense
EILIDH ROBB It’s no secret that the world’s most “powerful” nations have built their ivory towers from the pursuit of capitalism at all...
Jun 13, 20194 min read


JACINDA, WE STAN.
There is a new generation of female leaders challenging the establishment. And UKYCC is here for it.
Jun 13, 20193 min read


The Not So Free Molecule
Apparently freedom now comes in the form of fossil gas: gas exported from America to the rest of the world, that is...
Jun 13, 20195 min read


FEATURED: Youth Voices on climate justice: Borokinni, 19, Nigeria
"What does Climate Justice Mean to me? Having graduated with a Degree in Human Physiology, many people wondered why I turned out as a...
Jun 13, 20193 min read


FEATURED: Youth Voices on climate justice: Emily, 23, Wales
GUEST BLOG EMILY VOISIN ...so, climate justice to me, means treating our planet how every living being deserves to be treated; with respect.
Jun 13, 20192 min read


#ClimateEmergency: a climate what now?
EILIDH ROBB What is a Climate Emergency? Unless you have been living under a rock, then you might have been aware of the...
Jun 13, 20193 min read


Opinion: Extinction Rebellion must use their privilege for true climate justice
CHIRSTY MCFADYEN I’ve been watching the Week of International Rebellion for climate change - and the reactions of politicians and the...
Jun 13, 20193 min read


Three stories of environmental resistance in a period of disbelief: Pedaling on the counter
GUEST BLOG: JOÃO HENRIQUE ALVES CERQUEIRA & IGOR VIEIRA Original can be found in Portuguese at: http://climainfo.org.br/2019/03/28/tres-h...
Jun 13, 20197 min read


Opinion: Why we need to stop talking about straws and start breaking laws.
EILIDH ROBB Plastic Pollution is a huge environmental problem, and it is right and necessary that it has gained as much political and...
Jun 13, 20194 min read


Fracking: why we are winning
MARK ROBINSON The fight against fracking has been long and exhausting, but full of inspiration. The last time I was at Preston New Road...
Jun 13, 20194 min read


A Personal Account of Destruction: International Day of Forests
EILIDH ROBB The Amazon Rainforest, Peru July 2017 If you have ever spent time in the rainforest, you will know that nothing compares....
Jun 13, 20194 min read


UKYCC spent a weekend with Al Gore
SARAH DOBSON UKYCC's Sarah Dobson attended Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Training in March, 2019. These are her Top 5 Takeaways......
Jun 13, 20195 min read


'Young people need to strike to push for action on climate'
CHIRSTY MCFADYEN UKYCC member Chirsty McFadyen wrote an article for the Edinburgh Evening News this week ahead of the global...
Jun 13, 20191 min read


Global Youth Strike 4 Climate: Poster Watch
EILIDH ROBB Today, young people all across the world took to the streets to demand climate justice, and radical climate action. Global...
Jun 13, 20191 min read


We need global solidarity to remind Brazil's Gov. that action on climate change is not optional
GUEST BLOG: IGOR VIEIRA 2019 has been a huge year for Brazil. Just three months into our new government, and Brazilians already have much...
Jun 13, 20194 min read


We must take on capitalism if we want to avert chaos
ZOE RASBASH Originally published at: https://www.redpepper.org.uk/climate-striker-we-must-take-on-capitalism-if-we-want-to-avert-chaos/...
Jun 13, 20194 min read


Talk Fracking Wins Judicial Review Against The Government Over Legality Of Planning Policy
PRESS RELEASE Meanwhile INEOS Court Of Appeal Case Completes Last Day Of Evidence Talk Fracking, represented by Leigh Day, was victorious...
Jun 13, 20193 min read


Intersectionality: Intergenerational
BEN CLARKE Being Young in a Changing Climate: An Intersectional Perspective Welcome to the second blog in this series on...
Jun 13, 20196 min read


Intersectionality: Climate Change & Gender
FRAN MILLS What’s climate change got to do with gender? I wouldn’t blame you for at first guessing - not much. Much of the media presents...
Jun 13, 20194 min read
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