Green Rising

Heatwaves, deepening droughts, rising floods, and a planet in peril—a generation of young people are inheriting a world that is already in a climate crisis. More than one in three youth surveyed in a recent study by UNICEF USA experience extremely high levels of anxiety about climate change.

Yet, despite their anxiety, young people are responding to the climate crisis with optimism and action. Across the globe, a powerful climate movement of young people is emerging, rising to the challenge and taking grassroots actions to safeguard their own futures and the well-being of their communities.

For millions of young people, climate change is already a matter of life and death. They're saying, "We need to do something now!"

That's why a coalition led by UNICEF and Generation Unlimited alongside a truly global consortium of public, private, and youth partners teamed up in 2023 to launch the Green Rising at COP28 with a goal to help 10 million young people be the climate advocates their communities need by 2025.

Young people’s eagerness to work with us on climate issues have surpassed all expectations. In less than one year, over 11 million young people have stepped up to take green actions, blowing past our three-year target of 10 million! We have now doubled our ambition, now aiming to mobilise 20 million young people by end 2026 through volunteerism, advocacy, and green skills, jobs and entrepreneurship.

Green Rising is supported by our Lead Government Partners Canada and the State of Qatar. The lead private sector partner of Green Rising is Capgemini. Other partners include Accenture, IKEA Foundation, SAP, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Unilever, Goodwall, and the World Organization of the Scouts Movement.