Become a Climate Youth Delegate for COP31 and COP32!  🌍 Dear readers, We’re looking for the next generation of Climate Youth Delegates! Are you ready to represent Austrian youth at the upcoming UN Climate Conferences and actively engage in international climate policy? As a Climate Youth Delegate: You’ll participate in COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye (November 9th - 20th, 2026) and COP32 in Ethiopia in the following year. You’ll join the Austrian delegation, amplify youth voices, and critically follow negotiations on the global stage. You’ll be part of a two-year program at the heart of climate

Thanks for reading this newsletter and sticking to it! We hope to see you soon when we are back in Austria. We would also like to thank everyone who accompanied and supported us during this time. A big thank you goes to the Austrian delegation, which has involved us everywhere and has answered every little question. A huge thank you goes to all youth delegates! Cooperation within these networks has made the COP more understandable and collaborative. Together we had a much higher impact and a lot more fun. A Merci beaucoup also goes to all the other CliMates who have actively supported us - es

Saturday, 4:30 p.m.: COP30 is officially over, and the final document was adopted in plenary. But the road to it was turbulent. Colombia, Argentina and Panama initially refused to give their consent and caused a stir in the plenary. Colombia gave an unmistakably clear speech, demanding that the negotiations finally openly focus on fossil fuels - the core problem of the climate crisis. This is the only way to effectively protect indigenous communities, women, children and other vulnerable groups. But by the time Colombia got the possibility to speak, the process was already complete. The hamme