We have brought together Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour-led (BIPOC) organisations and youth initiatives to build a shared vision of true climate justice. Our work ensures that Europe’s response to the climate crisis addresses its intersectional harms and centres those experiencing its impacts.

This project has unfolded across three key areas of work: organising a BIPOC Climate Justice summit, hosting the Reframing Climate Justice speaker series, and producing Whose Planet? The Climate Justice Podcast.  

1. Reclaiming Climate Justice summit: We convened BIPOC leaders in Europe’s climate justice space for a summit to build a positive vision for climate work that responds to the intersecting and disproportionate harms BIPOC communities face as a result of the climate crisis. The summit strengthened networks and built the capacity of the next generation of BIPOC leaders, including young BIPOC individuals who are frontrunners in the climate space. Over 20 participants gathered by the Danish coast for three days of connection, strategy, art, and building power. From critically examining Denmark’s reputation as a climate leader to workshops on redistributing power and composting trauma, the summit centred care, creativity, and collective power. Participants left with new ideas, reflections, and connections, and a shared vision of what true climate justice looks like. Curious to hear from the participants? Head here to learn about their vision for climate justice, discover what being together at the summit meant, and read our summit blog. 
2. Reframing Climate Justice, a BIPOC-led speaker series: When it comes to the climate crisis, one of the movement’s dominant narratives is that it will affect future generations. Yet marginalised communities are already affected. Through our five-part speaker series, we brought together BIPOC organisers, thinkers, and artists from across Europe to tell a different story: one that recognises the present-day realities of racial, social, and economic injustice, and the community-driven action being taken to address them. Each episode explored a different facet of the crisis: from examining the historical and systemic roots of the climate crisis and challenging the mainstream narratives to dismantling common myths and reflecting on the future of youth-led climate justice movements across Europe. Through these conversations, we offered space for collective reflection and imagination.
3. Whose Planet? The Climate Justice Podcast: A three-part series, the podcast explores the intersectional realities of the climate crisis and amplifies the voices of the most impacted by it. Each episode addresses a crucial aspect of the climate crisis. We start with the struggle for clean air across Europe, shining a light on grassroots campaigns that confront the harsh realities of air pollution. Next, we explore island communities facing the immediate threat of rising sea levels, exposing the urgent need for global accountability. In the final episode, we examine the green energy transition, investigating its unintended effects on marginalised communities. 

Through our climate justice work, we aim to secure justice, reparations, and accountability, ensuring meaningful structural changes in the lives of BIPOC communities disproportionately affected by the climate crisis.