Green Youth
Green YouthFifteen young Canadians take Ottawa to court on Oct 26 in Vancouver’s Federal Court, arguing insufficient emissions cuts violated their Charter rights — Canada’s first federal youth climate trial.
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Green YouthChicago's new Youth Climate Action Fund offers microgrants of $1,000–$5,000 to young people aged 15–24 for neighborhood climate projects. Applications close 6 November 2026.
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Green YouthThe Swedish youth climate group Aurora is again taking the Swedish government to court over its climate duties, with Greta Thunberg's backing — the Chancellor of Justice has cleared a reworked case for a main hearing in Stockholm District Court in autumn 2027.
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Green YouthNADI, Fiji — More than 60 young climate leaders from Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island nations concluded a three-day youth climate dialogue in Nadi, Fiji, on 3 October 2026 — and are now carrying a youth declaration into the Pacific Pre-COP31 summit opening in the same city today. Three days of youth dialogue in
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Green YouthYouth representatives confronted Europe's lawmakers at PACE on 1 October 2026, demanding faster climate action, protection of young people's rights and a real seat at the table — the Assembly adopted Resolution 2679 and Recommendation 2316.
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Green YouthCOP31 in Antalya will devote a full thematic day to children, youth, education and skills as the Republic of Türkiye becomes the 100th member country of UNESCO's Greening Education Partnership.
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Green YouthYouth representatives from across Europe have called on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to accelerate climate action and back a binding treaty on the right to a healthy environment.
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Green YouthUNDP's Youth4Climate Mentorship Programme 2026 pairs youth-led climate innovators with experienced professionals for six months of one-to-one mentorship, masterclasses and scale-up support.
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Green YouthMore than 100 young activists at Bangladesh Youth COP 2026 in Dhaka unveiled a 20-point Youth Climate Rights Charter and handed a national position paper to the environment ministry ahead of COP31.
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Green YouthRangatahi gathered in Auckland on 19 September for Aotearoa Youth COP 2026, drafting a youth climate statement to hand to the New Zealand Government ahead of COP31 in Antalya.
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Bangladesh will press developed countries at COP31 in Antalya to provide climate finance as grants rather than loans, State Minister Shama Obaed Islam said at a Dhaka briefing on 2 November.
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Green JournalismUN-OHRLLS has opened a fully funded journalism fellowship for reporters from 44 least developed countries to cover the Doha Programme of Action Midterm Review in Doha on 25-27 March 2027. Applications close 30 November 2026; ten fellows will be selected.
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Green JournalismCanada and United Nations University experts brief journalists on 2 November 2026, a week before COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye.
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Green JournalismStephanie Wallcraft has won the 2026 AJAC Environmental Journalism Award for her article on Natural Resources Canada's Fuel Consumption Guide, with Nadine Filion as runner-up.
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Green JournalismGrist has launched Distorted, a months-long reporting series on how misinformation spreads before, during and after extreme weather, and how trusted journalism can help communities find the truth.
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Green JournalismThe UN's first comprehensive restoration assessment, published on 29 October 2026, gives climate journalists a verifiable global scorecard: 252 million hectares under restoration across 149 countries, but finance must more than quadruple to meet 2030 targets.
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Green JournalismToxic Ground, a cross-border investigation into hidden landfill sites across Europe, has been shortlisted in the Environment and Energy category of the British Journalism Awards 2026.
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Green JournalismTürkiye's communications chief Burhanettin Duran urges solutions-focused climate reporting ahead of COP31 in Antalya, warning against 'green fatigue', as 1,400 of about 3,000 press accreditations are completed.
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Green JournalismThe Society of Environmental Journalists has opened book entries for its 25th annual awards for reporting on the environment. Books published in 2025 or 2026 are eligible, with the standard deadline on 21 December 2026.
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