Indian Youth Climate Network

Indian organization

Indian Youth Climate Network
Abbreviation	IYCN
Formation	2008
Purpose	Youth representation
Region served	India
Official language	English
Website	iycn.in

The Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) is a youth organization in India that aims to raise the voice of Indian youth on the global platform, as South Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions affected by climate change and environmental issues. Further, IYCN is motivated by global need in the Indian context to adopt mitigation and adaptation policy measure to combat climate change. It is part of the International Youth Climate Movement, which has the same acronym of IYCM.

IYCN members work to generate consensus on what role India should play in the global debate of climate change, and how it should address its domestic issues.

Started in 2008, IYCN was registered as an NGO in 2009. Today, IYCN has offices in six locations with chapters in the Indian states and has an outreach to thousands of youth in colleges, schools, corporations and institutions in India.

IYCN has "informed youth" as its leaders and program members who:

Follow environmental and climate change policies and make recommendations at state, national and international platforms.
Run campaigns aimed at public awareness on climate change impact & causes. In this process, the chapters mobilise and informing thousands of Indian citizens.
Implement projects such as composting and community waste management, rural energy projects, lake clean-ups, and herbal and medicine gardens.

IYCN works at three levels:

As a network of individuals enabling people to come together and work at a grassroots level, to form friendships and support each other.
As a network of partner and supporter groups who bring together their strengths and passion for environment and sustainable development.
As an organisation that runs its own programs/projects as well as participates in and supports programs/campaigns of other organisations.

Background and history

There was a need for more representation of Indian youth in the 2007 United Nations Climate Change conference (UNFCCC) conference of the parties (COP) international climate negotiations that had been held in Bali, Indonesia.

The Indian Youth Climate Network was created in the following year, 2008. The organization started with attending a climate change & public survey of Delhi's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor hosted by India's Centre for Science and Environment CSE. IYCN sent its first ever youth delegation of 8 members to COP14 in Poznan, Poland (2008). Since then, more than 80 members of IYCN have participated and contributed in key policy deliberations at COPs.

Chapters

The Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) has several chapters across India.

Projects

The organization has been working on the following initiatives.

Agents of Change
Rural Energy Project
Climate Leadership Program
Campus Climate Challenge
Climate Solutions Road Tour

Climate Solutions Road Tour January 2, 2009 – February 4, 2009
Climate Solutions Road Tour flagged off at Chennai, India, January 2, 2009. Alexis Ringwald and Caroline Howe (both from Yale University) orchestrated the tour. All over India traveling to more than 15 cities where a group of 10 members of the Indian Youth Climate Network, a group of dancers from the Shiamak Davar dance group, solar powered band Solar Punch are traveling 3500 kilometers in solar plug-in electric cars, solar punch buggy and alternative-fueled truck. The road tour is one of the first initiatives towards sharing solutions in clean technology showcases, empowering youth in leadership training programs, and using art, dance and music by Solar Punch and other local musicians and artists to communicate the message.

The objective of the tour has been defined as:

"helping young people through this project by taking their ideas and implementing them for solutions to climate change. It's now time for action; to create, communicate and celebrate new ideas."

The road tour which began in Chennai on January 2, 2009, has covered 15 major cities including Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Jaipur through to Delhi, covering more than 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi) on solar-powered vehicles and electric cars REVA. The tour ended on 5 February 2009, at Delhi.

Agents of Change The program aims to send a delegation of Indian Young people which will strive to engage government delegations from around the world in policy, help build consensus amongst civil society groups and assist in the construction of a global youth climate network.

Climate Leadership Program The program aims to produce a group of youth who would lead grassroots climate groups in their communities; leaders who will organize and mobilize people; and leaders who will spread the message about the urgency of climate change. The Leadership Training for Campus Climate Changers is a full day interactive session on climate change, beginning with basic climate science and solutions and moving quickly into brainstorming on campus solutions, creating action plans for implementation, and media training to communicate successes.

Rural Energy Project The aim is to create a clean technology project in rural India that will reduce greenhouse gases, and work towards reducing the heating of the planet. The first rural energy project of IYCN is going to be implemented in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu in a village called MGR Nagar on the outskirts of Coimbatore.

EU - India Youth Climate Conclave

The Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) was a part of the launch programme of the EU-India Youth Climate Conclave. The Delegation of the European Union (EU) held the proposed Youth Climate Conclave as part of the 2020 World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS).

Publications

A CASE STUDY OF ENERGY DEMAND PROJECTS REGISTERED IN INDIA: USE OF HYPOTHESIS TESTING FOR BARRIER ANALYSIS EVALUATION, Abhijit Parashar, Indian Youth Climate Network

The Indian Youth Climate Network Submission to the UNFCCC 01 Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change (SBSTA): Submission under the area of socio-economic information

References

"About IYCN". Indian Youth Climate Network. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
"About Us - Indian Youth Climate Network". 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
"Indian Climate Solutions Road Tour begins". The Hindu. 2009-01-02. Archived from the original on 2009-06-23.
"On road, battling climate change". Hindustan Times. 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
"A Reva Car to 350, a hopeful India Climate Solutions Road Tour!". 350.org. 2009-01-16.
"Climate Solutions Road Tour - Indian Youth Climate Network". 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
"Youth caravan on mission against climate change". The Times of India. 2009-01-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
"Climate Road Trip: An Indian Movement for Change". WorldWatch Institute. 2009-01-05. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
"Youth caravan on mission against climate change". The Times of India. 2009-01-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
"Indian Climate Solutions Road Tour Arrives in Bangalore". Business Gyan. 2009-01-02. Archived from the original on 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
Friedman, Thomas L. (2009-02-14). "Yes, They Could. So They Did". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
"REVA completes Climate Solutions Road Tour". India Infoline. 2009-02-05.
"Indian Youth Climate Conclave - Indian Youth Climate Network". indian-youth-climate-network.github.io. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
"Youth Climate Conclave Launched | EEAS". www.eeas.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
Parashar, Abhijit. A CASE STUDY OF ENERGY DEMAND PROJECTS REGISTERED IN INDIA: USE OF HYPOTHESIS TESTING FOR BARRIER ANALYSIS EVALUATION.
"The Indian Youth Climate Network Submission to the UNFCCC 01 Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change (SBSTA): Submission under the area of socio-economic information" (PDF). unfccc.int. Retrieved 2023-12-25.

External links

Indian Youth Climate Network
Climate India Solutions
Solar Punch
IYCN Circular Revolution Podcast
United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Adaption Knowledge Portal (Depository for documents in Publication)

Climate change

Overview
Causes of climate change Effects of climate change Climate change mitigation Climate change adaptation By country and region

Causes

Overview	Climate system Greenhouse effect (Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere) Scientific consensus on climate change
Sources	Deforestation Fossil fuel Greenhouse gases Greenhouse gas emissions Carbon accounting Carbon footprint Carbon leakage from agriculture from wetlands World energy supply and consumption

History
History of climate change policy and politics History of climate change science Svante Arrhenius James Hansen Charles David Keeling United Nations Climate Change conferences Years in climate change 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Effects and issues

Physical	Abrupt climate change Anoxic event Arctic methane emissions Arctic sea ice decline Atlantic meridional overturning circulation Drought Extreme weather Flood Coastal flooding Heat wave Marine Urban heat island Oceans acidification deoxygenation heat content sea surface temperature stratification temperature Ozone depletion Permafrost thaw Retreat of glaciers since 1850 Sea level rise Season creep Tipping points in the climate system Tropical cyclones Water cycle Wildfires
Flora and fauna	Biomes Mass mortality event Birds Extinction risk Forest dieback Invasive species Marine life Plant biodiversity
Social and economic	Agriculture Livestock United States Children Cities Civilizational collapse Crime Depopulation of settlements Destruction of cultural heritage Disability Economic impacts U.S. insurance industry Fisheries Gender Health Mental health Human rights Indigenous peoples Infectious diseases Migration Poverty Psychological impacts Security and conflict Urban flooding Water scarcity Water security
By country and region	Africa Americas Antarctica Arctic Asia Australia Caribbean Europe Middle East and North Africa Small island countries by individual country

Mitigation

Economics and finance	Carbon budget Carbon emission trading Carbon offsets and credits Gold Standard (carbon offset standard) Carbon price Carbon tax Climate debt Climate finance Climate risk insurance Co-benefits of climate change mitigation Economics of climate change mitigation Fossil fuel divestment Green Climate Fund Low-carbon economy Net zero emissions
Energy	Carbon capture and storage Energy transition Fossil fuel phase-out Nuclear power Renewable energy Sustainable energy
Preserving and enhancing carbon sinks	Blue carbon Carbon dioxide removal Carbon sequestration Direct air capture Carbon farming Climate-smart agriculture Forest management afforestation forestry for carbon sequestration REDD and REDD+ reforestation Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF and AFOLU) Nature-based solutions
Personal	Individual action on climate change Plant-based diet

Society and adaptation

Society	Business action Climate action Climate emergency declaration Climate movement School Strike for Climate Denial Ecological grief Governance Justice Litigation Politics Public opinion Women
Adaptation	Adaptation strategies on the German coast Adaptive capacity Disaster risk reduction Ecosystem-based adaptation Flood control Loss and damage Managed retreat Nature-based solutions Resilience Risk Vulnerability The Adaptation Fund National Adaptation Programme of Action
Communication	Climate Change Performance Index Climate crisis (term) Climate spiral Education Media coverage Popular culture depictions art fiction video games Warming stripes
International agreements	Glasgow Climate Pact Kyoto Protocol Paris Agreement Cooperative Mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement Nationally determined contributions Sustainable Development Goal 13 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Background and theory

Measurements	Global surface temperature Instrumental temperature record Proxy Satellite temperature measurement
Theory	Albedo Carbon cycle atmospheric biologic oceanic permafrost Carbon sink Climate sensitivity Climate variability and change Cloud feedback Cloud forcing Fixed anvil temperature hypothesis Cryosphere Earth's energy budget Extreme event attribution Feedbacks Global warming potential Illustrative model of greenhouse effect on climate change Orbital forcing Radiative forcing
Research and modelling	Climate change scenario Climate model Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Paleoclimatology Representative Concentration Pathway Shared Socioeconomic Pathways

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