Youth4Climate (Y4C) is empowering youth to become climate leaders working together for an equitable, sustainable, and resilient future.

WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON

Supporting youth-led campaigns, including Youth v. Oil and a coalition of high school eco-clubs.
Planning direct actions, like rallies and strikes.
Delivering programming to develop the leadership and skills of youth leaders, including an annual Youth Climate Action Summit, summer programs, and after school programs.
Working with local organizations to engage teachers into action for climate.

WHAT OUR VOLUNTEERS DO

Develop educational programs to empower youth climate leaders.
Hold interactive events, such as art builds, socials, and voter registration parties.
Use email and social media to communicate with and engage Y4C members.
Create petitions and collect petition signatures.
Meet with elected officials and speak at public meetings.
Organize youth to take action.

We organized and supported youth to lead climate strikes in Sept 2019, Sept 2021, Sept 2022, and Sept 2023 – thousands of San Diego students striked and demanded climate action, with support from the San Diego Unified School Board.
We have held annual Youth Climate Action Summits since 2022, empowering hundred of youth to take climate action.
Passed electrification resolutions at San Diego Unified School District and Sweetwater Union High School District.
We’ve trained hundreds of youth climate leaders on climate science, communication, civic engagement, and activism via our Youth Climate Action Summit, Summer Camp, and internship programs.
Our Youth v. Oil campaign successfully got these entities to pass resolutions to support 3,200 ft oil drilling setbacks in California and protect frontline communities:
- San Diego City Council, Vista City Council, Del Mar City Council, Encinitas City Council, La Mesa City Council, and the CA Democratic Party.

Youth4Climate alumni attend prestigious colleges like UCLA, UC Berkeley, Stanford, NYU, and Brown.