COP30: What happened?
By YES-Europe's COP30 Project Lead and German Youth Delegate to the UNFCCC Caterina Bittendorf Coming home from COP30, held in Belém, Brazil, it's time to rewind and reflect. Safe to say, COP30 was historic in its symbolism: Nestled in the Amazon rainforest,
The urgency of an implementable Gender Action Plan
YES-Europe has been represented in-person by one of our COP30 Project Leads Caterina Bittendorf at COP30 in Belem, Brazil this month, who has had the pleasure of attending, observing, organising, producing content and speaking at numerous press conferences, side events and discussions
Why does COP matter?
By YES-Europe COP30 Project Lead Caterina Bittendorf Every November, the world gathers to confront its greatest existential challenge of our time: climate crisis. The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is more than
European Youth Networks Challenge Green Jobs Quality Gap at COP30
YES-Europe and EYEN team built roadmap through participatory research YES-Europe and the European Youth Energy Network (EYEN) present their recommendations for COP30. YES-Europe's COP30 team, led by Amaryllis Perotti and Caterina Bittendorf, and supported by EYEN coordinators Marion Revest and Leonardo Cangelmi,
YES-Europe has selected 2 new Project Leads for COP30
YES-Europe is happy to announce the nomination of the two Project Leads for COP30: Amaryllis Perotti and Caterina Bittendorf! YES-Europe is an accredited observer-NGO to the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), engaging in processes to advocate for youth
COP29: Reflections from our Delegation
1. Could you tell us what it's like to be a youth delegate at COP and what kind of activities you engaged as part of YES-Europe's delegation? What did a typical day as a youth delegate at COP29 look like for you?