A small but passionate group of young Australians have got together, bursting with the opportunity to literally save the world, a person, one council, one state, one nation at a time. Our Vision is to build a coalition of youth and youth-friendly groups that will work together to change the way Australians act and think about climate change and climate justice.

While some politicians apparently think otherwise, climate change is as hot as ever within the circles of young leaders. We have a bright future in this country that won't be stolen by short-term thinking and short lasting political will. We are getting together to build a choir of strong voices, inspiring and encouraging our leaders to step up to the plate and create innovative policies and actions that address climate change effectively.

A Youth Organiser's Summit for the Climate Coalition will be held in Melbourne, 20th to 22nd of November 2006. The idea is to have one or two representatives from the diverse range of youth organisations present to develop a united vision, and begin creating joint action plans for change. So far on board we have Vibewire.net, Engineers Without Borders (EWB), Australian Student Environment Network (ASEN), OzGreen, Greenpeace and Oaktree and we are in process of contacting and Ethnic Communities Council of NSW, National Indigenous Youth Movement of Australia (NIYMA), Oxfam, Vision Generation, the United Nations Youth Association (UNYA).

If you are involved with an Australian youth group or youth-friendly group that believes climate change and climate justice are an issue for our generation, we invite you to join us!

Send us e-mails of interest to: climate.coalition@gmail.com


For further information, check out these sites!


*www.youthclimatecoalition.blogspot.com


*Australian student environment network - www.asen.org.au


*Climate action network Australia http://www.cana.net.au/


*www.itsgettinghotinhere.org


*www.climateark.org