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Youth Climate Leaders (YCL) catalyzes climate action by providing youth with training, networks and concrete opportunities to start their careers in the field of climate change. Therefore, YCL offers unique pathways to equip young people with the tools needed to engage in the new climate economy. This includes immersive learning journeys, where participants develop an understanding of climate change in theory and in practice through hands-on work with climate solutions. Combined with a global Network present in more than 20 countries, and access to professional development opportunities.

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Even though more than half of the world‚ population is below 30, youth worldwide disproportionately face the highest rates of unemployment and underemployment. After they are aware about the climate crisis and get the right skills to act, young people still lack funding, networks and legitimacy to have a meaningful contribution. At the same time, organizations at the forefront are struggling to hire the young talent that will bring the fresh perspectives and resources needed to boost their climate projects. Therefore, YCL was created to bridge this gap. 
Our main goal is to empower a diverse group of young leaders from all over the world with leadership and entrepreneurial skills to be used right now to address climate change. With this unique approach, we thus transform a daunting challenge as the climate crisis into an opportunity to include millions of young people through the emerging zero-carbon economy. In addition to empowering youth in a wider sense, we also offer scholarships to black, indigenous, low-income youth, as well as to youth from developing countries (India, Morocco, Kenya, Pakistan to name a few).

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