Young people on the ground at COP are actively engaged — following negotiations, contributing to policy discussions, and hosting and speaking at events. First-hand experience at a COP provides invaluable exposure to the full spectrum of climate negotiations and diplomacy, from high-level advocacy to grassroots mobilisation.

For the past three years, with generous funding from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), we have facilitated the participation of three cohorts of youth delegates at the annual UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP).