Youth at international climate negotiations: profiles, motivations and impacts

Yi Hyun Kang; Riham Helmy; Amandine Orsini

Youth at international climate negotiations: profiles, motivations and impacts

Yi Hyun Kang, Riham Helmy, Amandine Orsini

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Abstract

Young people have been prominent climate advocates globally and they are also becoming increasingly visible in global climate politics. They have participated in Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since COP1 in 1995. While recent studies have started to examine the representativeness and participation of youth at the COPs, we still lack detailed data and information about the profiles and backgrounds of youth participants in these spaces. This chapter looks into the backgrounds of youth advocates attending international climate conferences, by examining the data collected at COP27 and the 17th Conference of Youth (COY17), a youth-focused event held just before COP27.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Youth and Democracy in the Climate Crisis
Editors	Jamie Gorman, Tomi Kiilakoski, Lana Pasic, Esther Vallado
Publisher	Council of Europe
Pages	71-85
ISBN (Print)	978-92-871-9487-9
Publication status	Published - 2024

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Other Social Sciences
Political Science

Free keywords

Youth
youth activism
climate change
COP
Climate negotiations
climate politics

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https://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/youth-partnership/youth-and-democracy-in-the-climate-crisis

4 Article
2 Book chapter

Forum: Youth as Boundary Actors in International Studies
Orsini, A., Kang, Y. H., Ampomah, E., Cooper, A., Gomez-Mera, L., Gran, B., Holzscheiter, A., Salve, R. & Vergonjeanne, A., 2025 Aug 1, In: International Studies Perspectives. 26, 3, p. 299-334 36 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Filling the descriptive representation gap? Youth platforms in global environmental governance
Orsini, A. & Kang, Y. H., 2025, In: Globalizations.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Youth
Kang, Y. H., 2025, Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: An A-Z Guide. Biermann, F., Hickmann, T., Kang, Y. H., Sénit, C.-A. & Sun, Y. (eds.). Routledge, p. 192-193 2 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

Open Access

1 Participation in conference
1 Participation in public lecture/debate/seminar
1 Presentation

Swedish Climate Symposium 2024
van Veelen, B. (Session chair), Lundberg, J. (Session chair), Ihrfors, J. (Presenter), Scaini, A. (Presenter), Kang, Y. H. (Presenter) & Jernnäs, M. (Presenter)
2024 May 15
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Youth perspective on climate solutions: a discourse network analysis
Kang, Y. H. (Speaker)
2024 May 15
Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Youth in the fight against biodiversity loss and climate change
Hickmann, T. (Host), Kang, Y. H. (Host), Birkedal, L. (Invited speaker), Ekström, C. (Invited speaker), Gimbro Frisk, A. (Invited speaker), Lewin, E. (Invited speaker), Samuelsson, N. (Invited speaker), Lispers, H. (Invited speaker) & Tomasdotter, V. (Invited speaker)
2024 Apr 12
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in public lecture/debate/seminar

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Youth at international climate negotiations: profiles, motivations and impacts

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UN SDGs

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Research output

Forum: Youth as Boundary Actors in International Studies

Filling the descriptive representation gap? Youth platforms in global environmental governance

Youth

Activities

Swedish Climate Symposium 2024

Youth perspective on climate solutions: a discourse network analysis

Youth in the fight against biodiversity loss and climate change

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