Participate in the 2018 edition of the Global Youth Climate Video Competition, an international competition open to youth acting for climate

You are between 18 and 30 years old and would like to showcase your commitment for climate? Participate in the Global Youth Video Competition organized by UN Climate Change and Television for Environment (tve) and supported by the BNP Paribas Foundation since 2017. The initiative aims to highlight, through 3-minute short videos, climate action being taken by youth in the following categories: “responsible production and consumption” and “green and climate-friendly jobs”. Youth from all over the world can apply until the 31st of August. The prize will be a round trip to attend the COP24 in Katowice, Poland in December.

The Global Youth Video Competition aims to highlight youth initiatives for the climate on the following themes: “responsible production and consumption” and “green and climate-friendly jobs”.

How can you participate?

• You should be between 18 and 30 years old
• The video must be in English or with English subtitles
• The maximum length of the video is 3 minutes
• Check if you are available to travel to Poland in December 2018

Please submit your proposal by August 31st 2018 – 11:00 PM GMT

For more information and to reach the application portal .

In this competition, two participants will be selected as winners to attend the Conference of Parties (COP 24) in Katowice, Poland, in December 2018. At the Conference, the videos will be showcased in front of a global audience and the winners will have the opportunity to work with UN Climate Change’s communications team covering highlights of the meeting.

Last year, two young people from India and Morocco won the Global Youth Video Competition for their films on how they are tackling climate change.

The BNP Paribas Foundation has been supporting climate-change research since 2010, through its Climate Initiative program. Climate change being undoubtedly one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced, it is more important than ever to mobilize all actors in order to advance environmental research. Thus, to this day, the BNP Paribas Foundation has supported 18 research teams with a budget of EUR 12 million. Thanks to the Climate initiative projects, awareness on climate change has been raised among more than 260 000 persons.