Helen Watts: intergenerational dialogue as a driver for change
Young people are already changing the way climate and energy decisions are made.
In this video, Helen Watts, Executive Director of Student Energy, moves beyond the idea of participation as a principle and focuses on its tangible results: influencing financial commitments, creating permanent youth advisory mechanisms within institutions and opening new pathways into paid climate work.
From the Youth Climate Action Summit to collaborations with international organisations, these experiences show what becomes possible when younger generations are given more than a seat at the table. Their perspectives can reshape priorities, policies and the structures through which decisions are made.
Youth engagement is not symbolic. When it is embedded in institutions and supported over time, it becomes a real driver of change.
Discover the examples behind her message.