Young, Loud and Green is back for 2026 with a new episode that’s sure to inspire you. ⚡️

We sit down with Danielle Lanyard, the founder of Climate Quilt, to explore why this moment in history is unlike any other, and why youth are at the very center of climate solutions. Danielle speaks emotively about why today’s social movements can only succeed by bringing together generations, cultures, and belief systems. Bringing a sobering and deeply human perspective, she speaks openly about climate anxiety and the importance of staying connected to one another. 🔗

About Climate Quilt & How to Get Involved 🖼️

The Climate Quilt is a global youth art initiative that supports young people in exploring climate and systems change through creative practice. The project is building an international youth climate art collection 🌐 that elevates emerging voices from around the world.

Climate Quilt is currently hosting an open call to youth globally to submit an artwork responding to climate change under one of two themes:

• ​The Here and Now - the status quo
• ​Paint the Beautiful Tomorrow - the future, when nature wins

Listen in to learn why art matters, why youth leadership is essential, and how creativity can help shape the future of climate action.

Our 10th and final episode of 2025 is here ✨

Since August we’ve been building this community one conversation at a time - and we saved this one for last.

We came across Global Nation this October in Romania at the Climate Change Summit - reshaping how we think about solidarity, activism, and the future we’re stepping into. 🌍

Together, with Anna Hope, we explored generational tensions, how climate anxiety sits at the heart of today’s solidarity challenges and what that means for climate action.

An episode to close 2025, but also an invitation for reflection as we enter the new year. 💭

From self-organized energy communities to reclaiming collective agency 💥, this episode dives into what hope looks like when institutions fail. A conversation about networks, community power, and why democracy sometimes starts with your neighbors. 🧍‍♀️🧍

What’s the difference between climate and environmental justice and what does it really mean in Southeast Europe - a region caught between ambition and inequality?

In this conversation with UNICEF, we dive deep into environmental justice, youth activism, and the quiet contradictions of the green transition. From climate gentrification to the myth of “leaders of tomorrow,” we ask: Who’s carrying the real weight of change, and who’s just talking about it? 🌱⚖️

As the world gears up for COP30 in Brazil, we’re diving deep into what this Conference of the Parties really needs to achieve and who actually gets a seat at the table.

In this episode, we unpack:

🌍 The priorities of COP30 and why they matter.

🏝️ How small states like Tuvalu and Barbados have made global waves - and why the Balkans could be next.

🧠 Why some young leaders unintentionally gatekeep and how leadership training can change that.

🗣️ What real diplomatic channels exist for youth before ministers sign anything.

✈️ And yes - the paradox of holding a climate conference that comes with a carbon footprint of its own.

As the Youth Climate Diplomacy Forum marks its first full year of operations and ahead of its 2nd Regional Conference, we sit down with Professor Emmanuella Doussis, Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Climate Diplomacy, under whose auspices the YCDF operates. 🌱

In this insightful conversation, Professor Doussis unpacks how language shapes our understanding of the climate crisis, what solutions are most urgent, and why climate diplomacy is becoming a defining field of global cooperation. We also explore how education systems can better prepare young citizens for the challenges ahead, and why youth voices in climate advocacy are not just necessary, but transformative. 🗣️

Tune in for a deep dive into the ideas, values, and global efforts that will determine the planet’s future. 🌎

From coffee shop chats to climate action. ☕️🌿

In this episode, we sit down with Florent Demelezi, Chair of YCDF Kosovo who organized the YCDF Café workshop at the Western Balkans Youth Forum 2025, organized by RYCO within the Berlin Process, to unpack how young people from across the Balkans turned flipcharts, quizzes, and maps into powerful conversations on pollution, policy, and cross-border collaboration. Tune in for stories, insights, and a taste of how youth are brewing change - one conversation at a time. 🗣️🎙️

What does the world need now more than ever? Hope ✨. That’s why we invited Başak Almaz, Research Assistant at Istanbul Aydin University and Chair of Turkiye’s Local Council 🇹🇷, to join us and share how hope can reshape the way we think about climate change 🌱. This might not be Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism album 🐬, but it’s packed with fresh perspectives to lift you out of climate doom and into action 🌞.

Until the next episode, stay young, loud and green. 📣

🌱 Climate as a Bridge: Rethinking the Balkan Future 🌱

What if climate action could do what politics never has-bring the Balkans together? Join us as we speak with a young NGO founder reshaping the region’s future, turning environmental challenges into opportunities for cooperation, peace, and youth-led change.

🌎 Who’s really leading the fight for our planet and who’s being left out? This podcast dives into ecofeminism, climate justice and gendered power, asking why women are on the frontlines but absent from global negotiations. Bold questions, uncomfortable truths, and a fresh lens on the climate movement 🌿🎀.