Students Launch Global Child Climate Manifesto at COP31, Demand Accountability
COP 31 Press Conferences • United NationsNovember 14, 2026
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Children who will live longest with today's climate decisions brought their own agenda to COP31 on Nov. 14, 2026. At a press conference, student authors unveiled the 2026 Global Child Climate Manifesto, which sets four demands drawn from a survey of more than 1,000 young people. Their message was blunt: symbolic inclusion is not enough.
- 58 student authors from 18 countries launch the Global Child Climate Manifesto at COP31
- Manifesto built on 1,000+ survey responses, sets four priorities for leaders
- 47% of surveyed students say they see misinformation weekly
- Nearly 90% say corporations should pay for environmental damage
- Students demand mandatory climate education and public progress reporting from governments
The basics: COP31 is the United Nations' annual climate summit. The manifesto comes out of Decarbonize, a program of the Center for Global Education. Terry Goddard of the Center for Global Education introduced it as the work of 58 authors from 18 countries. Glenn Evans, an educator from Townsville, Australia, described the program behind it.
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