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The Green Deal explained

The Green Deal is the UK Government’s plan to reduce the amount of harmful emissions we produce. Ella Sivan, our representative on the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s youth panel, explains how it works – and how it affects young people.

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Youth activism in Madagascar: fighting climate change at community level

Eranto, 21, is from Madagascar, where he is involved in the UNICEF-supported conservation project, the Malagasy Youth Network for Environment. Fresh from helping to organise a Youth Conference before the COP17 climate change summit in Durban, South Africa, he gives us his thoughts on the effects of climate change around the world, and how we should be fighting them.

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The Right Year for Children – young people have their say

On 16 December, to mark the start of the Right Year for Children, 20 young campaigners went to Downing Street to hand David Cameron messages from thousands of children across the UK. Here’s what they thought of the day.

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The UN climate talks - success or failure?

Young UNICEF UK campaigner Luke Hughes, who is in Durban for the UN climate summit with the UK Youth Climate Coalition, rounds up the frantic final few hours of the talks and asks whether the new climate deal goes far enough to satisfy young people who attended and played a part in the final outcome. 

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Climate change in Uganda - most certainly not hot air

Former UNICEF UK Youth Climate Ambassador Luke Hughes, who is in Durban for the UN climate summit with the UK Youth Climate Coalition, on what he learned about climate change in Uganda while volunteering there over the summer. Ten days ago I arrived in...

Our supporters quiz Chris Huhne and William Hague on climate change

Last week some of our campaigners went to the Foreign Office for a special youth question time ahead of the UN climate change summit in Durban (COP17) later this month. The panel included Climate Secretary Chris Huhne, Foreign Secretary William Hague and South African Ambassador Mxakato-Diseko. Our supporters Nina and Cressie told us what they thought of the event.

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