Youth Work Resources

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Panel Discussion - How youth climate anxiety is linked to government inaction

75% of children and young people feel the future is frightening. Watch the panel discussion on a ground-breaking new study about climate anxiety, and join the live discussion.

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Global Youth Letter: Youth Voices on Climate Action / 8,000 Rising Panel Discussion

The full recording of the launch panel discussion of British Council's The Climate Connection campaign - Global Youth Letter.

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Local Elections: How can young people influence decision making on climate issues?

This recorded webinar features guest speakers from a variety of organisations and backgrounds, all discussing different ways that young people can get involved in climate decision making at a local level, with a focus on the council elections on May 5th 2022.

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Green Jobs Youth Workshop

An Insightful workshop to learn more about careers in the green sector. Young speakers talk about their experience of getting into the sector and share their top tips. You will hear from job experts offering useful advice on how to get your dream green role.

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Rewilding - together we can summit 2022

In this session, recorded at Transition Together’s Together We Can Summit, hear from activist and writer George Monbiot, whose book ‘Feral’ was partly responsible for sparking the current interest in rewilding and by Jay Griffiths, who will speak about how by rewilding we also rewild ourselves.

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Green Employability: What types of skills are needed in the climate sector?

This recorded webinar takes a look at some of the different skills that are needed in green industries, featuring guest speakers who are young people working in climate-related jobs, as well as focusing on how youth workers can support young people to improve their green employability credentials.

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The Climate Hot Seat 2022

Through YouthLink Scotland and Our Bright Future, Young Climate Activists from across Scotland joined together for The Climate Hot Seat event with politicians, to make sure the climate and nature emergency is still top of their political agenda.

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Young people in governance roles: involving young people in decision making to tackle the climate emergency

This webinar takes a look at what youth governance is and why it is important for young people’s voices to be heard in policy and decision-making processes, within the context of tackling the climate emergency.

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Eco anxiety: supporting young people to navigate the climate crisis

Research has shown that nearly half of young people report feeling distressed or anxious about climate change in a way that affects their daily lives. Hosted during COP27, this webinar looks at what eco anxiety is and how the youth work sector can support young people to manage the emotional toll that climate change has on their mental health.

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