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 May 21, 2022

Tag: climate change

UK Youth Parliament intervene in Lords climate debate with open letter

Monday, 06 September 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

UK Youth Parliament is working alongside Friends of the Earth to lobby politicians, calling on the government to address the climate emergency and put a stop to non-essential single-use plastics by 2025. As part of the campaign, Members of Youth Parliament have published an open letter to the Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park,

  • Published in News, UK Youth Parliament
Tagged under: climate change, climate emergency, debate, house of lords, open letter, UK Youth Parliament, young people, youth voice

Search for the next young leaders of social and political change continues

Monday, 02 August 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council are searching for the next young leaders of social and political change in the UK. The youth-led charity is looking for people aged 16-25 who are motivated by a belief in the work of the British Youth Council to achieve our vision of the world where all young people are respected

  • Published in Members Area, News
Tagged under: campaigns, climate change, equality, mental health, political change, social change, Trustee, young leaders, young people

Stop Plastic Pollution

Wednesday, 21 July 2021 by Brendan McGowan

In 2020’s Make Your Mark ballot young people voted both plastic pollution and climate change in the top 5 devolved/UK issues for the coming year. UK Youth Parliament will be campaigning to address climate change at the UK level with a particular focus on making sure that we stop non-essential single-use plastics by 2025. Plastic

  • Published in UK Youth Parliament Campaigns
Tagged under: campaigns, climate change, climate emergency, plastic pollution, UK Youth Parliament

British Youth Council calls on the next young leaders of social and political change

Tuesday, 04 May 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council are searching for the next young leaders of social and political change in the UK. The youth-led charity is looking for people aged 16-25 who are motivated by a belief in the work of the British Youth Council to achieve our vision of the world where all young people are respected

  • Published in Members Area, News
Tagged under: campaigns, climate change, equality, mental health, political change, social change, Trustee, young leaders, young people

UK Youth Parliament launch campaigns to address biggest issues facing young people

Wednesday, 31 March 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

UK Youth Parliament launched their national campaigns calling on the government to address the climate emergency, mental health concerns and access to higher education. The year-long campaigns are set to challenge decision makers to do more to ensure young people’s mental health is prioritised in the coming year, to create free, lifelong and inclusive higher

  • Published in News, UK Youth Parliament
Tagged under: climate change, climate emergency, free university, higher education, mental health, plastic pollution, UK Youth Parliament, young people

A Curriculum for the Climate Crisis

Wednesday, 26 February 2020 by Becca Moore

We are excited to announce the British Youth Council’s support for Teach the Future, a campaign to reform the education system to reflect the severity of the climate crisis and ecological emergency. For a number of years, the British Youth Council have worked to convince the Government to introduce statutory and compulsory high-quality citizenship education

  • Published in Blogs
Tagged under: climate change, climate emergency, education, Teach the Future, UK Government, UK Youth Parliament

UK Youth Parliament launch campaigns to address knife crime and climate change

Monday, 27 January 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

UK Youth Parliament have launched their national campaigns, ‘Protect Our Future’, which demands action to halt the climate emergency and ‘Youth Action on Knife Crime’ which calls on the UK Government to address knife crime as a public health issue. Young people declared climate change a top concern with knife crime also becoming a priority

  • Published in News, Press, UK Youth Parliament
Tagged under: climate change, climate emergency, knife crime, UK Youth Parliament, youth voice

UK Youth Parliament to campaign on knife crime and climate change

Monday, 16 December 2019 by Rhammel Afflick

UK Youth Parliament have chosen to focus on the climate emergency and knife crime in 2020. The new campaigns have been declared following the UK Youth Parliament’s debate within the House of Commons chamber on Friday 8th November 2019. Climate change was declared a top concern in the UK Youth Parliament’s Make Your Mark ballot

  • Published in News, Press, UK Youth Parliament
Tagged under: climate change, climate emergency, House of Commons, knife crime, Make Your Mark, UK Youth Parliament, young people

Political parties should address the issues that matter to young people

Tuesday, 26 November 2019 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council is launching ‘Our Parliament, Our Vision’, a manifesto which outlines our vision for the next UK Parliament. The manifesto sets out the four priorities that we want the next Parliament to address the issues of young people including climate change and mental health. Young people want the next Parliament to do

  • Published in General Election 2019, News, Press
Tagged under: climate change, end poverty, general election, mental health, vote, Votes at 16

Representing Young People at the United Nations Youth Climate Action Summit

Monday, 30 September 2019 by Harry Twohig

On Saturday 21st September 2019, I had the privilege of travelling to the United Nations Climate Action Summit as the UK’s nominated youth delegate. This summit, occurring immediately before the United Nations General Assembly that began on Monday 23rd September, was intended to offer a platform to young people to meaningfully engage with decision-makers to create a

  • Published in Blogs
Tagged under: climate change, United Nations Youth Climate Action Summit, young people, Youth Steering Group, youth voice

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