People & Planet Position Paper of the Youth Advisory Climate Councils

The “People & Planet Position Paper of the Youth Advisory Climate Councils” has been elaborated by a group of 29 young activists for climate action and sustainable development from Cape Verde, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain and The Netherlands.

After four years of working locally, in their communities, and taking part in the national Youth Advisory Climate Councils, in April 2024 they spent three days in a Bootcamp in Portugal, to connect, exchange experiences, strengthen their social impact skills and understand how to escalate local ideas.

Drafted during the Bootcamp, the Position Paper provides concrete solutions for climate issues and aims to be a roadmap for climate action and sustainability that can be easily replicated in various territories.

The position paper was developed as part of the project “People & Planet: a Common Destiny”, coordinated by the Municipality of Loures in Portugal and co-funded by the DEAR Programme of the European Union.