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The '''Australian Youth Climate Coalition''' ('''AYCC''') is a [[Youth organization|youth organisation]] in [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/view/f855a9a267436b38ded1c5433dd4c07d |title=Australian Youth Climate Coalition |accessdate=2009-08-30 |publisher=Wiser Earth}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.actnow.com.au/Groups/Australian_Youth_Climate_Coalition.aspx |title=Australian Youth Climate Coalition |accessdate=2009-08-30 |publisher=Act Now}}</ref> The coalition consists of 25 other youth organisations, which includes the [[National Union of Students of Australia|National Union of Students]] amongst many.<ref name="coalition">{{cite web|url=http://www.aycc.org.au/?page_id=29 |title=The Coalition |accessdate=2009-08-30 |publisher=Australian Youth Climate Coalition}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/09/2441232.htm |title=It's the climate, stupid |accessdate=2009-08-30 |date=2008-12-08 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref> The organisation aims "to build a generation-wide movement to solve the climate crisis, through uniting diverse youth organisations around this common challenge"<ref name="Lab">{{cite web|url=http://climatelab.org/Australian_Youth_Climate_Coalition |title=Australian Youth Climate Coalition |accessdate=2009-08-30 |publisher=Climate Lab}}</ref> Internationally, the coalition is part of the Global [[Youth Climate Movement]].
The '''Australian Youth Climate Coalition''' ('''AYCC''') is a [[Youth organization|youth organisation]] in [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/view/f855a9a267436b38ded1c5433dd4c07d |title=Australian Youth Climate Coalition |accessdate=2009-08-30 |publisher=Wiser Earth}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.actnow.com.au/Groups/Australian_Youth_Climate_Coalition.aspx |title=Australian Youth Climate Coalition |accessdate=2009-08-30 |publisher=Act Now}}</ref> The coalition consists of 25 other youth organisations, which includes the [[National Union of Students of Australia|National Union of Students]] amongst many.<ref name="coalition">{{cite web|url=http://www.aycc.org.au/?page_id=29 |title=The Coalition |accessdate=2009-08-30 |publisher=Australian Youth Climate Coalition}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/09/2441232.htm |title=It's the climate, stupid |accessdate=2009-08-30 |date=8 December 2008 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref> The organisation aims "to build a generation-wide movement to solve the climate crisis, through uniting diverse youth organisations around this common challenge"<ref name="Lab">{{cite web|url=http://climatelab.org/Australian_Youth_Climate_Coalition |title=Australian Youth Climate Coalition |accessdate=2009-08-30 |publisher=Climate Lab}}</ref> Internationally, the coalition is part of the Global [[Youth Climate Movement]].


== History ==
== History ==
In 2004, organisations, which would later form the [[Youth Climate Movement]], began to come together. Following on from the formation of the [[Canadian Youth Climate Coalition]] in September 2006, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition formed in November 2006 with 27 youth organisations from across the nation at a founding youth summit.<ref name="About">{{cite web|url=http://www.aycc.org.au/?page_id=350 |title=About Us |accessdate=2009-05-27 |publisher=Australian Youth Climate Coalition}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourclimate.ca/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=35 |title=Our Mission |accessdate=2009-05-27 |publisher=Canadian Youth Climate Coalition}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenleft.org.au/2006/692/35955 |title=Australian Youth Climate Change Coalition launched |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=2006-11-24 |publisher=Green Left}}</ref>
In 2004, organisations, which would later form the [[Youth Climate Movement]], began to come together. Following on from the formation of the [[Canadian Youth Climate Coalition]] in September 2006, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition formed in November 2006 with 27 youth organisations from across the nation at a founding youth summit.<ref name="About">{{cite web|url=http://www.aycc.org.au/?page_id=350 |title=About Us |accessdate=2009-05-27 |publisher=Australian Youth Climate Coalition}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourclimate.ca/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=35 |title=Our Mission |accessdate=2009-05-27 |publisher=Canadian Youth Climate Coalition}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenleft.org.au/2006/692/35955 |title=Australian Youth Climate Change Coalition launched |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=24 November 2006 |publisher=Green Left}}</ref>


The Australian Youth Climate Coalition is a non-partisan, non-profit coalition with the aim of "educating, inspiring, empowering and mobilising an entire generation in the struggle for climate justice and a clean energy future."
The Australian Youth Climate Coalition is a non-partisan, non-profit coalition with the aim of "educating, inspiring, empowering and mobilising an entire generation in the struggle for climate justice and a clean energy future."


In 2009, the then Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner awarded the Australian Youth Climate Coalition's co-founders, Amanda McKenzie and Anna Rose, as well as the current National Director, Ellen Sandell, with the Environment Minister's Young Environmentalist of the Year Award for their efforts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25832724-5005521,00.html |title=Earthwatch wins PM's environment award |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=2009-07-26 |publisher=Sunday Times}}</ref>
In 2009, the then Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner awarded the Australian Youth Climate Coalition's co-founders, Amanda McKenzie and Anna Rose, as well as the current National Director, Ellen Sandell, with the Environment Minister's Young Environmentalist of the Year Award for their efforts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25832724-5005521,00.html |title=Earthwatch wins PM's environment award |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=26 July 2009 |publisher=Sunday Times}}</ref>


== Campaigns ==
== Campaigns ==
Every year since the formation of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, the organisation has sent a youth delegation to the [[United Nations Climate Change Conference|United Nations Conferences on Climate Change]] to advocate on behalf of young people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/010315.html |title=Indian Government Opens Climate Debate To Youth |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=2009-08-06 |publisher=World Changing}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=23934&Cr=climate&Cr1=change |title=Youth coalition challenges UN meeting to take stand on climate change|accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=2007-09-24 |publisher=[[United Nations]] News Service}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2008/12/05/un-climate-talks-leave-youth-out-in-the-cold/ |title=U.N. climate talks leave youth out in the cold |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=2008-10-05 |publisher=[[Reuters]]}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> For the 2008 conference in [[Poznan]], [[Poland]], the Australian delegation travelled through ten nations to reach the summit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/the-thrills-and-spills-of-carbonreduced-travel-20081205-6shp.html |title=The thrills and spills of carbon-reduced travel |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=2008-10-06 |publisher=The Age | location=Melbourne}}</ref> Similarly in December 2009, the organisation will send a second youth delegation to the [[2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] along with other members of the [[Youth Climate Movement]].
Every year since the formation of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, the organisation has sent a youth delegation to the [[United Nations Climate Change Conference|United Nations Conferences on Climate Change]] to advocate on behalf of young people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/010315.html |title=Indian Government Opens Climate Debate To Youth |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=6 August 2009 |publisher=World Changing}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=23934&Cr=climate&Cr1=change |title=Youth coalition challenges UN meeting to take stand on climate change|accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=24 September 2007 |publisher=[[United Nations]] News Service}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2008/12/05/un-climate-talks-leave-youth-out-in-the-cold/ |title=U.N. climate talks leave youth out in the cold |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=5 October 2008 |publisher=[[Reuters]]}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> For the 2008 conference in [[Poznan]], [[Poland]], the Australian delegation travelled through ten nations to reach the summit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/the-thrills-and-spills-of-carbonreduced-travel-20081205-6shp.html |title=The thrills and spills of carbon-reduced travel |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=6 October 2008 |publisher=The Age | location=Melbourne}}</ref> Similarly in December 2009, the organisation will send a second youth delegation to the [[2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] along with other members of the [[Youth Climate Movement]].


{{main|Power Shift}}
{{main|Power Shift}}
'''Power Shift''' is the name of an annual youth summit which was held in the [[United States]] for the first time in 2007.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1573629/20071106/index.jhtml |title=Youth Leaders Shift Attention To Environment At Power Shift Summit In D.C. |accessdate=2009-08-30 |date=2007-11-06 |publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> Two years later in 2009, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, in partnership with the [[University of Western Sydney]], [[GetUp]] and [[Greenpeace]], organised the Australian Powershift Conference on July 11 to 13, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/environment/global-warming/climate-warriors-march-behind-little-green-book-20090710-dg2t.html |title=Climate warriors march behind little green book |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=2009-07-11 |publisher=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] | first=Kelsey | last=Munro}}</ref> Guests included the swimmer [[Ian Thorpe]] and the actress [[Brooke Satchwell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watoday.com.au/national/youth-speak-out-on-climate-change-goals-20090607-bzix.html |title=Youth speak out on climate change goals |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=2009-07-06 |publisher=WA Today}}</ref> The event concluded with a gathering outside the [[Sydney Opera House]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fullstory.com.au/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?article_id=1730&nav_cat_id=-1&nav_top_id=-1 |title=Thousands meet in Sydney for climate change fight |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=2009-07-10 |publisher=Full Story}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
'''Power Shift''' is the name of an annual youth summit which was held in the [[United States]] for the first time in 2007.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1573629/20071106/index.jhtml |title=Youth Leaders Shift Attention To Environment At Power Shift Summit In D.C. |accessdate=2009-08-30 |date=6 November 2007 |publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> Two years later in 2009, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, in partnership with the [[University of Western Sydney]], [[GetUp]] and [[Greenpeace]], organised the Australian Powershift Conference on 11 to 13 July 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/environment/global-warming/climate-warriors-march-behind-little-green-book-20090710-dg2t.html |title=Climate warriors march behind little green book |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=11 July 2009 |publisher=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] | first=Kelsey | last=Munro}}</ref> Guests included the swimmer [[Ian Thorpe]] and the actress [[Brooke Satchwell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watoday.com.au/national/youth-speak-out-on-climate-change-goals-20090607-bzix.html |title=Youth speak out on climate change goals |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=6 July 2009 |publisher=WA Today}}</ref> The event concluded with a gathering outside the [[Sydney Opera House]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fullstory.com.au/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?article_id=1730&nav_cat_id=-1&nav_top_id=-1 |title=Thousands meet in Sydney for climate change fight |accessdate=2009-09-01 |date=10 July 2009 |publisher=Full Story}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


The aycc also ran Power Shift in 2010 in Adelaide, Canberra and Geelong.
The aycc also ran Power Shift in 2010 in Adelaide, Canberra and Geelong.

Revision as of 01:47, 25 July 2011

Australian Youth Climate Coalition
AbbreviationAYCC
FormationNovember 2006[1]
PurposeYouth representation
HeadquartersSydney[2]
Region served
 Australia
Official language
English
Co-Founders
Anna Rose, Amanda McKenzie[3]
AffiliationsAustralian Climate Change Education Network, Affinity, AIESEC, Australian Medical Student Association, Australian Student Environment Network, Australian Youth Affairs Coalition, Centre for Sustainability Leadership, Engineers without Borders, International Young Professionals Foundation, Just Act, Law Students for a Just Community, National Indigenous Youth Movement of Australia, National Union of Students, The Oak Tree Foundation, Oz Green, Sai Youth, Student Organised Network for Architecture, The Otesha Project (Australia), United Nations Youth Association of Australia, Vision Generation.[4]
Staff
10[3]
WebsiteAYCC.org.au

The Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) is a youth organisation in Australia.[5][6] The coalition consists of 25 other youth organisations, which includes the National Union of Students amongst many.[4][7] The organisation aims "to build a generation-wide movement to solve the climate crisis, through uniting diverse youth organisations around this common challenge"[8] Internationally, the coalition is part of the Global Youth Climate Movement.

History

In 2004, organisations, which would later form the Youth Climate Movement, began to come together. Following on from the formation of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition in September 2006, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition formed in November 2006 with 27 youth organisations from across the nation at a founding youth summit.[1][9][10]

The Australian Youth Climate Coalition is a non-partisan, non-profit coalition with the aim of "educating, inspiring, empowering and mobilising an entire generation in the struggle for climate justice and a clean energy future."

In 2009, the then Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner awarded the Australian Youth Climate Coalition's co-founders, Amanda McKenzie and Anna Rose, as well as the current National Director, Ellen Sandell, with the Environment Minister's Young Environmentalist of the Year Award for their efforts.[11]

Campaigns

Every year since the formation of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, the organisation has sent a youth delegation to the United Nations Conferences on Climate Change to advocate on behalf of young people.[12][13][14] For the 2008 conference in Poznan, Poland, the Australian delegation travelled through ten nations to reach the summit.[15] Similarly in December 2009, the organisation will send a second youth delegation to the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference along with other members of the Youth Climate Movement.

Main article: Power Shift

Power Shift is the name of an annual youth summit which was held in the United States for the first time in 2007.[16] Two years later in 2009, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, in partnership with the University of Western Sydney, GetUp and Greenpeace, organised the Australian Powershift Conference on 11 to 13 July 2009.[17] Guests included the swimmer Ian Thorpe and the actress Brooke Satchwell.[18] The event concluded with a gathering outside the Sydney Opera House.[19]

The aycc also ran Power Shift in 2010 in Adelaide, Canberra and Geelong.

Youth Decide

In September 2009 the aycc organized Youth Decide with World Vision Australia. It was Australia's first national youth climate vote. 2,000 volunteers ran 330 Youth Decide events with over 37,500 young people voting.

2010 Election Campaign During the 2010 election campaign the aycc mobilized hundreds of young people to put climate change back on the political agenda. This included automated phone calls to politicians, hanging out scorecards rating the three main political parties climate policies and the very popular climate elephant, which was featured widely in the media and is now used as an example of excellent grassroots election campaigning.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "About Us". Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  2. ^ http://www.aycc.org.au/contact-us/
  3. ^ a b "About Us". Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  4. ^ a b "The Coalition". Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Australian Youth Climate Coalition". Wiser Earth. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Australian Youth Climate Coalition". Act Now. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  7. ^ "It's the climate, stupid". ABC News. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Australian Youth Climate Coalition". Climate Lab. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  9. ^ "Our Mission". Canadian Youth Climate Coalition. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  10. ^ "Australian Youth Climate Change Coalition launched". Green Left. 24 November 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  11. ^ "Earthwatch wins PM's environment award". Sunday Times. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  12. ^ "Indian Government Opens Climate Debate To Youth". World Changing. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  13. ^ "Youth coalition challenges UN meeting to take stand on climate change". United Nations News Service. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  14. ^ "U.N. climate talks leave youth out in the cold". Reuters. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2009. [dead link]
  15. ^ "The thrills and spills of carbon-reduced travel". Melbourne: The Age. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  16. ^ "Youth Leaders Shift Attention To Environment At Power Shift Summit In D.C." MTV. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  17. ^ Munro, Kelsey (11 July 2009). "Climate warriors march behind little green book". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  18. ^ "Youth speak out on climate change goals". WA Today. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  19. ^ "Thousands meet in Sydney for climate change fight". Full Story. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009. [dead link]


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