We brought together a coalition of 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 the ones experiencing its impacts.

This project has unfolded across three key areas of work: organising a BIPOC Climate Justice Summit, forming a BIPOC Climate Justice Coalition, and releasing a BIPOC Climate Justice podcast and speaker series.

1. BIPOC 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 BIPOC young 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. BIPOC Climate Justice Coalition: We established a coalition of BIPOC-led climate justice organisations, movements, and collectives, as well as youth initiatives. The coalition provides mutual support, problem-solving, co-learning, and knowledge sharing to strengthen and uplift BIPOC climate justice leadership. 
3. BIPOC Climate Justice speaker series and podcast: Together with Tortoise Media, we co-produced Whose planet? The climate justice podcast, a three part series that explores the intersectional realities of the climate crisis and amplifies the voices of the most impacted by it. We also produced Reframing climate justice: a BIPOC-led climate justice series to uplift and promote the work of BIPOC-led organisations and youth initiatives in the climate justice space.

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.