Youth Summit

Youth Climate Summit, 21 September 2019

The UN Youth Climate Summit was a platform for young climate action leaders to showcase their solutions at the United Nations and to meaningfully engage with decision-makers on the defining issue of our time.

This historic event took place on Saturday, September 21 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York prior to the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit on Monday, September 23.

The Youth Climate Action Summit brought youth climate champions together from more than 140 countries and territories to share their solutions on the global stage, and deliver a clear message to world leaders: we need to act now to address climate change. The event gave voice to the demands of young people for far swifter action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Green Tickets

One hundred outstanding young climate champions chosen from around the world received support to participate in the Youth Climate Summit. The 100 ‘Green Ticket’ winners received funded travel as carbon-neutral as possible to New York, after being selected from a group of over 7,000 applicants between the ages of 18 to 29, based on their demonstrated commitment to addressing the climate crisis and advancing solutions. Recipients represented countries from all regions.

Take Action

Develop an innovative, technology-based solution to climate change, and submit your idea to the UN’s Summer of Solutions.

Nominate yourself or a friend to be considered as a 2019 SDG Pioneer by the UN Global Compact.

Commit to individual actions that reduce your environmental footprint with the UN’s ActNow Climate Campaign or the Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the World.