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'{{Infobox Organization |name = Australian Youth Climate Coalition |image = |image_border = |size = |caption = |map = |msize = |mcaption = |abbreviation = AYCC |motto = |formation = November 2006<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> |extinction = |type = |status = |purpose = [[Youth empowerment|Youth representation]] |headquarters = [[Sydney]]<ref>http://www.aycc.org.au/contact-us/</ref> |location = |region_served = {{flag|Australia}} |membership = |language = English |leader_title = Co-Directors |leader_name = Anna Rose, Amanda McKenzie<ref name="Team">{{cite web|url=http://www.aycc.org.au/?page_id=70 |title=About Us |accessdate=2009-08-30 |publisher=Australian Youth Climate Coalition}}</ref> |homepage = [http://aycc.org.au] |main_organ = |parent_organization = |affiliations = Australian 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.<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> |num_staff = 10<ref name="Team"/> |num_volunteers = |budget = |website = [http://aycc.org.au AYCC.org.au] |remarks = }} 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"/><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]]. == 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"/><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> The Australian Youth Climate Coalition is a non-partisan, non-profit coalition with the aim of "informing, inspiring and mobilising an entire generation in the struggle for climate justice and a clean energy future." The Australian Youth Climate Coalition should not be confused with the Australian Youth Climate Council, which share the abbreviation "AYCC". In 2009, [[Prime Minister]] [[Kevin Rudd]] awarded the Australian Youth Climate Coalition's co-directors, Amanda McKenzie and Anna Rose, the Environment Minister's Young Environmentalist of the Year Award for their efforts in promoting environmental sustainability.<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> == 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]]. {{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> 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 == *[[Community youth development]] *[[Energy Action Coalition]] *[[Youth Climate Movement]] == References == {{reflist|2}} == External links == *'''[http://www.aycc.org.au Australian Youth Climate Coalition]''' *[http://www.ourclimate.ca/joomla/ Canadian Youth Climate Coalition] *[http://groups.tigweb.org/CYCAN China Youth Climate Action Network] *[http://gathering.eco-2000.net/global/ Japan Youth Ecology League] *[http://www.iycn.in/ Indian Youth Climate Network] *[http://www.sayen.org/ South Asia Youth Environmental Network] *[http://www.ukycc.org UK Youth Climate Coalition] {{global warming}} {{Youth Empowerment}} [[Category:Climate change organizations]] [[Category:Environmental organisations based in Australia]] [[Category:Youth empowerment organizations]] [[Category:Youth-led organizations]]'