BEYOND ENERGY NEGOTIATIONS
BEYOND ENERGY NEGOTIATIONS
Podcast Description
YOUNGO, as the Official Children and Youth Constituency to the UNFCCC, brings you the Energy Working Group—your platform for exploring all things energy. We're set to deep dive into clean energy and shape a global energy transition that aligns with international policies. Join us as we learn from clean energy experts and UN party negotiators, focusing on current and future targets and goals, while building capacity and advocating for youth and children.Stay tuned for more details on our upcoming sessions and initiatives!
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The podcast centers on themes such as youth leadership in energy transitions, systemic barriers in energy policy, and energy justice. Episodes include discussions on youth-led sustainable energy projects, diverse experiences from Global North and Global South, and actionable strategies for integrating youth perspectives into policy-making, exemplified by the recent ECOSOC Youth Forum Side Event.
YOUNGO, as the Official Children and Youth Constituency to the UNFCCC, brings you the Energy Working Group—your platform for exploring all things energy. We’re set to deep dive into clean energy and shape a global energy transition that aligns with international policies. Join us as we learn from clean energy experts and UN party negotiators, focusing on current and future targets and goals, while building capacity and advocating for youth and children.
Stay tuned for more details on our upcoming sessions and initiatives!
Our highly anticipated ECOSOC Youth Forum Side Event conducted by the YOUNGO Energy Working Group is now available in audio Podcast! We are thrilled to bring you this exciting opportunity to hear from amazing youth speakers and our honourable guest speaker from UNFCCC and engage in critical conversations about youth leadership in the global energy transition.Event Highlights:
- ● Saikat Das, Global North Focal Point, YOUNGO Energy Working Group
- Moderators: ● Christina Williams, Lawyer & Coordinator, YOUNGO Energy Working Group ● Amera Mohammad, Advocate & Contact Point (Global South), YOUNGO Energy Working Group
- Speakers: ● Cecilia Kinuthia-Njenga, Director, Intergovernmental Support and Collective Progress Division UNFCCC ● Selma Bichbich, IRENA I-ACT Peer Educator & Youth4Climate Summit Delegate ● Valary Rop, Renewable Energy & Technology Student ● Josh Oxby, Global Focal Point for SDG7 YouthObjectives of the Side Event:
- Showcase youth-led projects proving that sustainable energy solutions must be co-created by young people.
- Discuss the systemic barriers that exclude youth and vulnerable communities from energy decision-making.
- Highlight the diverse lived experiences of youth across the Global North and Global South in the energy sector, ensuring that their expertise, challenges, and solutions are recognised.
- Address structural inequalities to promote a more just and inclusive energy transition.
- Develop concrete action points for integrating youth leadership into global energy policy.
- Propose a roadmap for embedding energy justice into global climate and development goals.
As we work toward achieving SDG 7, ensuring affordable, reliable, and clean energy for all, this event will highlight how youth are leading the charge to ensure that the energy transition is not only sustainable but also just and inclusive.
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