Youth for Just Transition - Y4JT

Youth for Just Transition - Y4JT Forging a path towards a transition to a sustainable future that leaves no one behind.

The Youth for Just Transition (Y4JT) aims to further the youth agenda in battling climate change and advocating for a just transition in the Philippines. FES Philippines formed the Youth for Just Transition (Y4JT) network to bring together youth organizations and lay down a path towards transitioning to a sustainable future that doesnโ€™t leave anyone behind. The network consists of youth from diffe

rent sectors such as students, young professionals, young trade unionists, q***r advocates, youth organizers, and climate advocates. As a very diverse network, it integrates sector-specific issues to redefine what their just transitions are. It provides a new avenue for young people to understand their intersectionalities with climate and social justice as it pushes for climate solutions that are democratic and just.

The final day of LCOY Philippines 2024 was filled with impactful moments as delegates came together for a morning of gr...
31/10/2024

The final day of LCOY Philippines 2024 was filled with impactful moments as delegates came together for a morning of group sharing sessions and commitment setting, facilitated by Alen Espinoza, National Convenor of Y4JT. This was followed by a draft presentation of the Youth Statement by Breech Pedrajas of Negrosanon Initiative for Climate and the Environment, highlighting the collective vision and demands of the Filipino youth for urgent climate action.

The event concluded with an inspiring Closing Ceremony, encouraging delegates to bring their aspirations and newfound lessons back to their communities. Chinito Reel Casicas, LCOY PH Director and President of Youth for Better Baseco, and Alyannah Lagasca, LCOY PH Co-Director and National Chairperson of Youth for Mental Health Coalition, Inc., shared heartfelt messages with all the participants and those people behind the success of the event.

As delegates departed, they carried with them a strengthened foundation to champion a just transition and contribute to global climate solutions.

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Puksaan Night Level Max!๐ŸชฉโœจThe LCOY Philippines capped off the second day with an unforgettable Solidarity Night, where B...
30/10/2024

Puksaan Night Level Max!๐Ÿชฉโœจ

The LCOY Philippines capped off the second day with an unforgettable Solidarity Night, where Broki Serina, Miks and March, Mj Angeles, Clarize Kristine De Guzman, and Nestie Villaviray showcased their advocacies through powerful and inspiring performances. It was a night filled with unity, creativity, and the shared passion for a just transition!

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The Power and Possibilities plenary session spotlights climate accountability and youth-led initiatives on the second da...
30/10/2024

The Power and Possibilities plenary session spotlights climate accountability and youth-led initiatives on the second day of LCOY PH. Greenpeace Philippinesโ€™ Climate Campaigner, Jefferson Chua, presents the CLIMA Bill and climate litigation efforts, focusing on legal pathways for environmental justice. Following this, Maria Pellosis, Youth Community Engagement Officer at UNDP Philippines, introduces the UNDP Youth Portfolio and Skill Our Future initiatives, highlighting programs that empower youth in climate action and sustainable skill-building.

The Youth for Just Transition sincerely appreciates these two empowering organizations for their support in making the Local Conference of Youth a success, providing delegates with a global perspective and an avenue to participate in worldwide action. ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒŽ

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The Day 2 afternoon program empowers youth through immersive sessions, starting with a UN Climate Negotiations Simulatio...
30/10/2024

The Day 2 afternoon program empowers youth through immersive sessions, starting with a UN Climate Negotiations Simulation led by John Leo Algo of Aksyon Klima, a session on the importance of climate reporting with Ludwig Federigan of Climate Tracker, and discussions on gender-inclusive youth participation in climate governance facilitated by Maria Pellosis, Youth Community Engagement Officer of UNDP Philippines.

After the break, participants joined their respective Youth Statement Discussion Circle, with experts guiding conversations on key topics: Loss & Damage by John Leo Algo (Aksyon Klima), Green & Blue Jobs by Eddie Jolongbayan (Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa - Sentro), Waste & Pollution by Brex Arevalo from Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), Adaptation & Resilience by Haydee Illenberger and Jefferson Chua of Greenpeace Philippines, and Mobility led by Bianca Cipriano (Move As One Coalition). ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒŽ

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๐Ÿ“ธ Malissa Agnes Strauch

The morning session on Day 2 dives into capacity building for climate action, with breakout sessions on climate communic...
29/10/2024

The morning session on Day 2 dives into capacity building for climate action, with breakout sessions on climate communication by Ms. Leigh Fuentes (CARE Philippines - Climate Justice Center), creative campaigning led by Ate Rash Caritativo (DAKILA), and policy and advocacy platforms for youth and civil society facilitated by Mr. Dennis Mendoza (National Youth Commission) and Mr. Bryan Ezra Gonzales (CODE-NGO).

After a brief break, the โ€œACE Up Our Sleevesโ€ program introduces Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE), covering topics like public participation, climate education, and digital advocacy, with insights from Tonic Madulid (Reboot Philippines), Mr. John Leo Algo (Aksyon Klima), Ms. Coleen Salamat (Break Free From Plastic), Ms. Marie Julienne Camille Sapuay (DepEd DRRMS), and Janine Peralta (WWF-Philippines). ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒŽ

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On October 25, 2024, the Y4JT Local Conference of Youth Philippines 2024 kicked off at the National Irrigation Administr...
28/10/2024

On October 25, 2024, the Y4JT Local Conference of Youth Philippines 2024 kicked off at the National Irrigation Administration Office. Opening remarks were delivered by UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Edwine Carrie, LCOY 2024 Director Chinito Reel Casicas, and NAPC Lead Convenor Sec. Lope B. Santos III emphasizes youthโ€™s crucial role in just transitions.

The heart of Day 1 centered on Humanizing Just Transitions panel discussions, with expert insights in diverse areas:

โœจClimate: Julie Amoroso-Garbin (UNFCCC | UN Climate Change)
Health: AJ Sunglao (Youth for Mental Health Coalition, Inc.) and Kyla Patrizze Pernes (Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia)
โœจGender: Mx. Joel Chester โ€œChengโ€ Pagulayan (Oxfam Pilipinas).
Industry: Laya Ferrer (Associated Labor Unions) and Roan Sandigan (Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa - Sentro).
โœจEnergy: Krishna Ariola (CEED - Center for Energy, Ecology and Development) and Engr. Joshua Miguel Lopez (Reboot Philippines).
โœจGovernance: Nestie Villaviray (Model SK) and Juan Miguel V. Torres (Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities)

The last plenary discussion was delivered by Paula Ross Clareza from Positive Youth Development Network, who shared the Childrenโ€™s Rights Lens to Just Transition, framing the issue from a child advocacy perspective and the day ended with a screening of "Delikado" by DAKILA followed with a debriefing session together with Lawrence Cusipag and Alex Ngo, inspiring participants to continue fighting for their advocacy. ๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒฑ

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28/10/2024

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ.

๐บ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘“ ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘›๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘Ž๐‘“๐‘“๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘“๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ , ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘ ๐‘œ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก, ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘”๐‘’, ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘˜๐‘ , ๐‘’๐‘›โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก.

โ€” Nestie Villaviray (National Chairperson, Model SK Network)
during his presentation at the Y4JT Local Conference of Youth - Philippines 2024

Nestie Villaviray served as one of the panelists at the Y4JT Local Conference of Youth - Philippines 2024, held on October 25-27, just after the onslaught of Typhoon Kristine. In his presentation, he also urged the youth, particularly SK leaders, to form alliances to pressure higher officials into enacting laws and ordinances by adopting resolutions, filing ordinances, and creating manifestos or position papers. He also suggested that if suitable candidates are lacking in elections, the youth should consider running for office and becoming advocates for the change they want to see in government.

The Local Conference of Youth (LCOY) is a program under YOUNGO, the youth constituency of the UNFCCC, aimed at promoting youth climate action and contributing to global discussions. This year, LCOY Philippines 2024 will focus on the vital role of young people in achieving a just transition amid the challenges of COP29 and Industry 4.0, addressing the connections between climate change and various sectors like energy, health, agriculture, and governance. The Youth for Just Transition Network (Y4JT) is the organizing body for the event.





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