The Global Youth Coalition (GYC) is a youth-led network of over 1 million changemakers across 13+ countries.
We are not lobbyists. We are not a PR campaign. We are a generation building bridges between governments, private sector, Indigenous leadership, and communities.
Our projects have trained thousands of young leaders, restored ecosystems, shaped UN negotiations, and built living strategies like the Avocado Framework — a youth-rooted path for climate harmony where courage becomes action, and action becomes a future worth inheriting.
We are sailing to COP30 because flying is not enough.
Sailing is:
This journey is not leisure. It is a mission. By crossing the Atlantic together, we bring the Avocado Framework into circulation both as policy (shared with delegations) and as lived action (collected from communities on the way).
If we do not sail, we risk being trapped inside the same policy bubble — invisible to the wider public. Sailing makes noise. Sailing makes headlines. Sailing makes the people talk.
Our sail was meant to cross the Atlantic. That crossing will still happen in the future. But today, reality makes us sharper. We land in Lisbon, where the journey transforms into a private gathering: a circle of thirty leaders shaping what sails into Brazil and COP30.
Lisbon is the harbor.
Here, the wave lands. Thirty people will board, not for leisure, but for impact. Together, we pre-launch UON — the tool to turn the Avocado Framework into tangible funding outside negotiations — and align our sails before Brazil.
Climate talks are messy. Corporations greenwash, politicians stall. We refuse to let that stop us.
The Lisbon gathering is our answer: not another stage, not another panel, but a private convergence where those with capital and courage decide if they will enable solutions — or watch history move without them.
The Avocado Framework represents a holistic approach to climate action, combining policy innovation with grassroots mobilization. It's designed to bridge the gap between international negotiations and local action, ensuring that climate solutions are both ambitious and achievable.
The Avocado Framework is built on three core pillars:
The avocado represents our approach:
Joining the Avocado Framework means committing to:
The Avocado Framework is powered by:
Funding comes through Uon.Earth, our innovative financing platform that connects climate projects with global investors. This ensures sustainable, long-term support for youth-led climate initiatives.
In 10 years, we envision:
We sail to COP30 because:
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Not charity, not spectacle. A network of status and purpose, where those who enter weave their name into history.