Pilot Training Day Great Success

The first Training Day for Youth Climate Organisers was held in Erskineville yesterday. Organised by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, the training day was created to support young people intending to get active on climate change. While most of the 17 trainees were from New South Wales, some travelled from as far afield as Melbourne and Brisbane for the day to learn how to effectively target the issue.

Presenters included John Kaye, who with his extensive knowledge of the renewable energy industry, highlighted the problems with unproven technologies such as geosequestration and current government nonsolutions such as an Australian nuclear energy industry.

Although the training day was the first event organised by the AYCC, feedback was overwhelmingly positive

“Good tight structuring. Facilitating and organising was excellent.”
“Comfortable, inclusive atmosphere.”
“Great presenters – knowledgeable and enthusiastic…”
“Overall, awesome – inspiring.”

Iniatives such as this are important for the movement as our Government’s inability to implement the necessary reduction targets of carbon and carbon equivalent emissions has generated a common frustration amongst many young Australians. Especially now as climate change has become a key election issue at a state level and nationally, it has become “unavoidable” for some to try to make change as individuals to ensure our climate security.

- Michelle Yang, AYCC Steering Committee Member (Melbourne)