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December 11th, 2023, Dubai, UAE — The Global Youth Ambassadors of the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC) issued a statement today at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), urging global leaders to unite and deliver actions for a prosperous, net-zero, and resilient future. “Youth are the backbone of the net-zero future,” said […]

BEIJING, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Over 100 institutions, organizations and networks from 6 continents jointly launch the Global Youth Climate Week today. Scheduled one week ahead of each UN Climate Change Conference, the Global Youth Climate Week (the Week) aims to contribute a mechanism for global climate governance by convening the climate actions of youth […]

The climate time-bomb is ticking. While the failed rainy seasons in the Horn of Africa drove millions of people into starvation, extreme rainfall in West and Central Africa displaced 1.3 million people. These are just two of the many extreme weather events that the world endured in 2022. According to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the […]

Your Excellency,  We are Global Youth Ambassadors from the “Climate x Training Program” of the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC), and we recognize that climate change is not only a future threat but is generating impacts now around the world. We are convinced of the need to explore the synergy between climate action […]

The 1st Global Youth Climate Week kicked off at Tsinghua University on Oct. 31, 2022 under the auspices of the World Youth Development Forum and the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC). Over 100 institutions and organizations from six continents jointly launched the week-long event online, including UNESCO, Bloomberg, Rockefeller Foundation, and the UK […]