Children and young adults are very much involved in campaigning against the climate change that older generations have caused. The global youth climate justice movement uses protests, strikes and court cases to block fossil fuel expansion. But do they have any say in what their governments do to address climate change, or a voice at the annual COP climate change conferences, where the world’s leaders make important climate decisions? Research by Florencia Paz Landeira, Alicia O'Sullivan, Aoife Daly and Katie Reid, law scholars for the Youth Climate Justice Project, discuss what needs to be done to give the young a say in climate decisions.
How are young people from Africa being kept out of COP?
Young people from all over the world face obstacles in accessing and participating in the COP conferences. For example, many have experienced logistical challenges with travel, accommodation, vaccine and visa arrangements and costs. For some, this meant they could not attend.
