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Conversations with young people

These are real conversations with young people navigating the realities of climate change, the anxiety, the frustration, the hope, and the action. Unscripted and honest, each video gives space to voices that are too rarely heard in formal climate discussions.


From personal stories of eco-anxiety to grassroots activism, local community projects to reflections on what it means to grow up in a changing world, these young people are not waiting to be invited to the table. They're already building one.


Watch, listen, and see yourself in their stories.

Watch & Listen: Young People Leading the Way
You are not alone in how you feel,  and you are not alone in what you're doing about it. This collection of videos and podcasts brings together some of the most powerful voices in youth climate action from across Europe and beyond.

Hand-picked for young people, educators, and community members, these resources will inspire you, equip you, and remind you that a generation of determined young people is already changing things.

Explore at your own pace. Come back when you need a boost.

Resources are organised by theme. New content added regularly;
Videos · Podcasts · Short Talks 

Watch: Short talks with young people

Talks with Anastasiya Solomonenko

Talks with Danika

Talks with Niamh Nolan

Talks with Kaisa

Talks with Aoife

Talks with Christopher

Talks with Darren

Talks with Hannah

Talks with Luke

Talks with Are

Listen: Podcasts of young people discussing Climate change

Denmark

I am in Copenhagen, Denmark and you? As a Young Reporters for the Environment working at the FEE Head Office, I want to educate myself as well as you about what is happening around me regarding solutions for fighting against the climate change! Do the same around you, let's us know what people do and what can be imitated or how we could change our behaviour to be more environmentally friendly. Get out your microphones and let's go!
In the New Nordic Lexicon podcast series, students get the chance to put questions to researchers. In this episode, students from Lund University and Bergen Private Gymnas, Mattias Carlberg and Kristian Lutro, speak to Maria Wolrath Söderberg, Associate Professor in Rhetoric at Södertörn University about climate change, rhetoric and how we talk about the climate crisis. This episode is mainly in Swedish and Norwegian.
We the Children is a place for kids like me to learn more about the climate crisis, and the environment, but have some fun along the way, too. On the show, we’ll explore things like climate change, climate action, severe weather and sustainable living, through conversations with experts, educators, and climate activists. I think that kids like me (and maybe you, reading this right now) have a lot to contribute to the global conversation about our environment. It's not about having all the answers; it's about asking big, important questions to the people who are spending their careers thinking about how we can all take climate action, practice sustainability and build a healthier Earth.

Ireland

Youth Activism and the Climate Crisis with Beth Doherty

In this episode, host Ciara Regan speaks with climate activist Beth Doherty about her journey from organizing Dublin's first school climate strike in 2019 to becoming Ireland's Youth Delegate to the UN Climate Conference (COP29).

The podcast explores how youth-led movements have shaped national and global climate agendas , the symbolism behind protest actions such as the climate strike clock , and the importance of collective organizing . Beth discusses her work with the Arctic Angels campaign , her advocacy on children's rights in the climate crisis , and the role of youth voices in international negotiations.
National Youth Council 

Episode 5: Climate justice or Climate inaction

Guest: Valery Molay – Climate activist and member of the Youth 2030 team.

In this episode we are joined by Valery Molay to discuss what exactly climate justice is and how it is firmly connected to global youth work. From climate change, climate revolution, to climate justice. We explore it all and connect to practice. Some questions discussed in this episode:
Sustainable Sleepover Club Podcast

A 39-episode podcast series created by 6 young people from YMCA Cork.

Their comfy, cozy conversations aim to encourage other young people to get involved working towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

The hosts say: “We want to show that young people are having these conversations (because this is our future too), while making it really fun and accessible to listen to, in a way that resembles our usual conversations as a group of friends”.

Germany

Youth Dispatches: Our Earth

Our Earth is a podcast playlist where climate change activists speak out about the future of our planet and how we all can take action to create a better world. With insight from a climate scientist, three youth activists from around the world offer insight on what we all can do to enact change: on a personal level to a global one.
Planetary Health Alliance member Deutsche Allianz Klimawandel und Gesundheit (KLUG), through its education platform Planetary Health Academy, has launched a new German-language podcast, Zukunft gestalten – Der Podcast über Planetary Health (Shaping the Future – The Podcast about Planetary Health).

The podcast explores how we can collectively create a healthy, just, and livable future by centering solutions at the intersection of human and planetary wellbeing. Each episode brings together diverse voices and disciplines—from astrophysics, climate journalism, and comedy to biodiversity research and neuroscience—to spark fresh, hopeful conversations about Planetary Health.
Youth & Climate Podcast!

We are Joshua and Synnøve, and we want share with you what young people around the world are doing to tackle climate change and work for climate justice! Make sure to follow us for getting updated for new episodes.

Visit our Instagram to see pictures from the podcasts:
www.instagram.com/youth_and_climate_podcast/

The podcast is an individual initiative.

Green regards,
Joshua Amponsem and Synnøve Gimse

Norway

Norwegian fjords in a changing climate

Norway has more than 1700 named fjords, attracting tourists from all over the world. But what is a fjord? What goes on under the surface? In this episode of the Bjerknes Centre's podcast, Natalya Gallo discusses fjords in a changing environment with fellow researchers Elin Darelius, Agnes Weiner and Martine Røysted Solås.

How do changes in the water influence fish and other creatures? What can the past tell us about the years to come? Can the future of the fjords be predicted?

Natalya Gallo is a biological oceanographer and a researcher at NORCE and the Bjerknes Centre.
Elin Darelius is a physical oceanographer and a professor at the Geophysical Institute at the University of Bergen, and the Bjerknes Centre.
Agnes Weiner is a paleoclimatologist and a researcher at NORCE and the Bjerknes Centre.
Martine Røysted Solås is a marine biologist and researcher at the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Bergen, and the Bjerknes Centre.
Predicting algae blooms - a new tool in our arsenal


Phd-student Edson Silva at the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center is talking with our host Stephen Outten, Senior researcher at the Nansen center, about one of the newest tools in our predicting arsenal, an algae bloom predictor. Trained on the coast of north Norway, it can be a great support for managing our costs, but it can be retrained for usage anywhere.

Support and editing by Ingjald Pilskog, associate professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences..

Slovenia

Welcome to Green Teens! 

In this podcast, we will discuss the many aspects, causes and effects of one of the world's greatest problems: the climate crisis. We’ll be tackling many topics including eco-anxiety, consumerism, renewable energy, plastics and many more. We hope that you stay tuned to learn all about this problem that we’re facing and how we can solve it. This podcast is made by teens, for anyone who wants to listen. Green Teens is hosted by the teen members of the Global Co Lab’s Climate Hub. We are hoping to spread information about climate change and inspire others to taken action!
Podcast: Unpolluted On Air

In the 18th episode of Unpolluted On Air, the Radio MARŠ team discusses artivism and its societal role in Maribor, Slovenia and beyond. Zinedin and Alja discuss various interesting cases of art meeting political activism and invite Slovenian visual and stage artist and activist Urša Rahne to an interview in the second half. She talks about her involvement in civil iniciatives and groups advocating better housing policy and in the cultural and activistic association KUD Transformator, as well as the widely used method of the Theatre of the Opressed.

Engage: Climate activist organisations to inspire you 

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