Since 2009, the Climate Tracker initiative, as part of the Global Call for Climate Action, has identified and supported accomplished young climate activists with exceptional communications skills in publicly tracking their countries’ response to the climate change challenge - with a particular focus on the roles of their national governments in the context of UNFCCC negotiations. To date, the project has awarded over 75 fellowships to individuals from 35 countries and directly supported a wider network of thousands of climate activists and communicators with public communication trainings and action opportunities around the world. Participants work to pressure governments and add capacity to the climate movement through: creating timely and actionable blogs and social media posts that help movement peers track governments’ roles; increasing the public’s understanding of climate issues and government positions through publishing work in relevant mainstream and trade media; and giving governments feedback - emphasizing perspectives & messaging from the climate movement - through direct engagement with government delegations, as well as through their blogs and mainstream media work. Who are Climate Trackers? Our network is made up thousands of young leaders, spanning almost every country in the world. They’re eager to better understand climate issue and advocate for solutions. While the majority of our programs are designed for participants under the age of 30, who make up most of our network. However, many of our programs are open to anyone.
