Largest coalition of youth-led networks on climate and environmental issues at the European level

Uniting the largest youth-led networks in Europe and bringing together 381 national organisations across 46 countries in Europe

Funding Fairer Futures: Our 2025 Calls for Proposals!

The Funding Fairer Futures initiative, co-funded by the European Commission, is dedicated to strengthening the climate movement and supporting its transformation to become truly inclusive.

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Who we are

Generation Climate Europe (GCE) is the largest coalition of youth-led networks on climate and environmental issues at the European level. GCE unites the largest youth-led networks in Europe bringing together 381 national organisations across 46 countries in Europe. We are guided by the voices of over 20 million young Europeans.

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Our working groups

Our working groups engage young people in the work of GCE, providing the opportunity to have an active role in EU decision making and be heard on climate and environmental issues. Each working group is managed by two coordinators.

Clean Mobility

Clean Mobility WG aims at influencing EU transport and environmental policies to ensure the transition to carbon-free, affordable and accessible mobility. Reducing the negative externalities and decarbonising the transport sector is and will be one of the EU’s most urgent and difficult challenges, as it is the only one whose emissions have been increasing since the 1990s (28%).

Circular Economy

The Circular Economy Working Group is dedicated to advocating and raising awareness about a crucial issue: the need to reshape our predominantly linear economy into a sustainable circular economy.

Education & Skills

 

The Education & Skills Working Group aims at raising awareness on Education being at the heart of societal change  –education systems are not fit to teach young people about the interconnectedness of crises, empower them to discover their political agency and provide them with the skills to tackle the climate crisis.

Biodiversity

The Biodiversity Working Group aims to reaffirm the right of youth to participate in the biodiversity debate by informing, empowering and representing youth on this existential issue at the EU level.

Energy & Climate Justice

In the Energy & Climate Justice working group, we aim to explore both, the domestic and the global dimension of climate justice, from a youth perspective and this way provide ideas of how the EU and its member states can make possible a just transition.

Our latest posts

Read one of our articles to find out more about how we are advocating for change at the European level.

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Europe’s New Economy: creating space for youth participation in economic transformation

This Generation Climate Europe report examines youth participation in Europe's New Economy, highlighting barriers, opportunities,…

Nature-based Solutions Podcast Episode 4: Greening above the City

Episode 4: Greening above the city Our Biodiversity working group is creating a podcast series…

COP30 Delivers an Awaited Step for Climate Justice But A Weak Overall Outcome

Ten years after the Paris Agreement, we, European youth-led organisations, note with great concern the…

Next-Gen Nexus

This report explores the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus through a food-centered lens, offering an accessible introduction…

Statement on the Potential Postponement of the EU Deforestation Regulation

GCE expresses deep concern over the European Commission’s reported plans to postpone the implementation of…

COP30 Strategic Thematic Priorities

COP30, the annual UNFCCC Conference of the Parties, will take place in Belém, Brazil, from…

Play an active role in EU decision making and be heard on climate and environmental issues.

Our working groups engage young people in the work of GCE, providing the opportunity to have an active role in EU decision making and be heard on climate and environmental issues. We currently have working groups on Biodiversity, Circular Economy, Clean Mobility, Energy & Climate Justice, and Education & Skills.

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