🌍 ClimaTalk is looking for a Web UI/UX Designer to help continue building and refining the new ClimaTalk website as we move beyond our current site, climatalk.org, towards our final vision.
📅 Deadline: 30 April, 23:59 GMT, reviewed on a rolling basis
🔗 Apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📘 Welcome to the first journal edition of 2026!
🌱 This issue explores climate misinformation and disinformation, from how social media spreads climate myths, to the narratives used to delay science-based climate action.
👉 Read now at: climatalk.org/edition/marc...
🌍 ClimaTalk invites you to Climate × 2026: Beyond COP30 — a virtual event where we move past the headlines to ask: what do COP30 and UNEA decisions actually mean for the year ahead, and how do young people engage with what comes next? 🌍
REGISTER HERE: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🌏 At COP30 in Belém, Indigenous resistance reshaped the climate conversation, redefining accountability and justice. Hope lies in collective action and defending Indigenous lands 💚
By Olivia Farrelly, Hazel Mulkeen & Reinout Debergh.
🔗 bit.ly/4cXpj1J
We’re excited to share our last COP30 Policy Factsheet! This is the third publication of the series, designed to make key COP30 outcomes more accessible for young people.
Negotiation tracks include:
🌵 Climate Finance
🌵 NAPs
🌵 NDCs
🌵 Technology
🌵 Article 6
Link to the factsheets: climatalk.org/cop/
✨ClimaTalk’s 2025 Wrapped!
This past year was full of milestones, collaborations, & experiences across the globe, connecting more youth to climate policy than ever.
🫶 If you’ve enjoyed our work this year, we appreciate your support to continue our work. Donation link is here: climatalk.org/donate/
✍ Call for Authors – ClimaTalk
We’re looking for strong technical writers who can research, analyse, and communicate climate topics to youth.
📍 Remote | Volunteer-based | ~5 hrs/week during active periods
Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
⌛ Deadline: 22nd February 2026 (23:59 CET)
📘 We’re excited to continue our COP30 Policy Factsheets series! This is the second (2) publication out of three (3), designed to make key COP30 outcomes more accessible for young people.
The factsheets are completely free and available to download here: tr.ee/WHcPHxLdYH
✨ In this new diary entry, Elena, one of ClimaTalk’s COP30 delegates, shares her experience of attending COP for the first time.
👉 To gain an insight into what COP feels like through the eyes of a youth observer, read her article here: climatalk.org/2026/01/14/m...
#COP30 #ClimaTalk #ClimateAction
✍️ New article! 🇪🇨
Ecuador has cut key ministries Environment and Women & Human Rights under Pres. Noboa, weakening protections for biodiversity 🌿 and Indigenous communities while clearing the way for more mining and fossil fuel projects ⛏️.
👉 Read more here: climatalk.org/2025/10/09/g...
🌍 COP30 Week 2 Debrief 🌍
Our Week 2 debrief is here! Covering everything our team tracked from Climate Finance, Gender, Article 6 and more. A huge thank you to our amazing tracking team. 🙌
👉 Read the full debrief HERE: tinyurl.com/copweektwo
♟️ At COP30, negotiations unfold like chess.
From climate finance to the 1.5°C goal, every move shapes our climate future.
Catch ClimaTalk’s Policy Debrief (Week 1) tr.ee/UnIgLe-n8J to decode what’s really playing out in Belém. 🌍
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#COP30 #ClimateAction #ClimatePolicy
🌍 COP30 Week 1 Debrief 🌍
Our Week 1 debrief is here! Covering everything our team tracked from Loss & Damage, Gender, Mitigation and more. A huge thank you to our amazing tracking team. 🙌
👉 Read the full debrief HERE: docs.google.com/document/u/0...
At #ClimaTalk, we believe climate action is for everyone🌍
Our Student Guide to #COP30 shows how every field can help shape a #sustainable future. Access via link climatalk.org/2025/11/13/c...
💬 Share your insights or resources from your discipline — let’s make #climate action truly #inclusive.
Just published: What To Expect From COP30 — demystifying what’s ahead at COP30, from finance to just transition.
Thanks to Olivia Farrelly, Hazel Mulkeen, Carolina Stavale and Brita Jelen for their reporting.
Link here to read more: climatalk.org/2025/11/11/w...
SB62: Why Civil Society Youth Engagement and Participation Are Questions of Privilege, Power, and Resources First
🔎 Read the full article: climatalk.org/2025/11/09/b...
Our latest article — “Spotlight on Brazil: COP30 Host Under Fire” — dives into the controversies and opportunities surrounding Brazil’s COP30 presidency. 🇧🇷🔥
Big thanks to the author for shedding light on such an important issue! 🌎
Read more 👉 tr.ee/Gfxee4OIwq
#COP30 #ClimateAction #Brazil
Our ABCs of Climate COPs booklet just got an update! 🌍✨
It’s a clear, youth-friendly guide to the key terms and ideas you’ll hear around #COP30 — perfect for anyone attending or following the negotiations. 🌱📘
Check it out here 👉 climatalk.org/2024/10/30/a...
#ClimateAction #YouthVoices
🌎 The COP30 Factsheet is your quick guide to everything about #ClimateCOPs — from key themes and negotiating groups to the blue and green zones.
🔎 Download it and learn more via link: climatalk.org/2025/11/05/c... 🔗
#ClimaTalk #ClimateAction #YouthForClimate #ClimateJustice #Sustainability
Seats at the Table: A Youth Vision for COP30
✊ This is more than a manifesto. It is a reminder that youth are not passive observers of the climate crisis, but active agents of change.
🙌 A huge thank you to all the youth delegates!
🔎 Read it here: climatalk.org/2025/11/04/s...
Can planting trees really save the planet? 🌳
In ClimaTalk’s latest article, Samuel Abel explores the true potential (and limits) of reforestation in mitigating the climate crisis.
🔍 Read it here: climatalk.org/2025/09/15/r...
🌍 Join ClimaTalk’s virtual event “COP30 Training” on Oct 30, 4:30–6pm CEST! Hear from young leaders on navigating UN climate talks, youth impact, climate finance & more. Perfect for future COP30 delegates! 🌍
🔗 REGISTER HERE: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Learn more about ClimaTalk: climatalk.org
A visual journey through the CBD COPs: see how biodiversity governance has transformed from 1994 to the Kunming-Montreal agreement. Essential read for anyone following environmental politics 🌱
climatalk.org/2025/09/15/a-timeline-of-the-cbd-cops/
#Biodiversity #COP #GlobalPolicy #Nature
🌍🦋 Why do pollinators matter for our climate? Bees, birds, and butterflies are essential to healthy nature and resilient communities!
Read Theodora De Pasquale’s new article!
climatalk.org/2025/09/15/c... 🌱📖
🌍 Deep sea mining (DSM) emerges as a seemingly promising frontier to support the energy transition; however, it poses profound and potentially irreversible risks.
📰 This article is part of ClimaTalk’s latest September publication, check out the full article here: climatalk.org/2025/09/15/d...
🌍 Results-based #climate #finance ties funding to real, verified outcomes — ensuring every dollar drives measurable climate #impact.
🌱 Explore how #REDD+ and the Amazon Fund are shaping this results-driven future.
🔍 Read more in ClimaTalk’s September publication here: climatalk.org/2025/09/15/r...
🌍 Global shipping makes up nearly 3% of #global emissions.
The #IMO adopted a legally binding Net-Zero Framework — setting fuel standards for shipping #emissions.
⚖️ A step forward, but many argue it’s not ambitious enough to keep 1.5°C alive.
Read the full article climatalk.org/2025/06/09/d...
Illustration of smokestacks emitting dark grey pollution, with the text “International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies.” Below, a search bar graphic reads, “It’s the air we breath.”
Infographic highlighting air pollution as a major environmental health risk, showing “6.7 million premature deaths every year,” with children, older adults, and city dwellers called “most at risk.” Source: WHO.
Fact box style infographic stating “85% of global air pollution comes from burning fossil fuels & biomass,” with additional notes on CO₂, GHG emissions, and only seven countries meeting WHO air guidelines. A misty forest landscape appears at the bottom.
Graphic diagram showing the benefits of clean air, such as better cardiovascular and respiratory health, reduced pollution, lowered disease risk, and cuts in CO₂ and black carbon. It concludes with “win-win strategy.”
🔥Did you know? 85% of global air pollution comes from burning fossil fuels and biomass? Only seven countries meet WHO’s air quality standards. 🫁
On #InternationalDayOfCleanAir, let’s demand urgent, collective action for our skies and our future! 🍃💨
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💼 New case summary available in our #Youth #Climate Lawsuits Database (YCLD)
VZW Klimaatzaak v Kingdom of Belgium
The court ruled that #Belgian governments breached duty of care and human rights obligations by failing to address climate change.
Full case summary 👉 climatalk.org/2025/08/11/v...
💼 New case summary available in our #Youth #Climate Lawsuits Database (YCLD)
Waratah Coal Pty Ltd v. Youth Verdict Ltd
➡ Young people in #Australia challenged the applications submitted by Waratah Coal Pty Ltd for a new coal mine project.
Full case summary 👉 climatalk.org/2025/08/11/w...