The Youth Climate Action Grant program is to support young people to design, produce and govern urgent climate solutions that advance our Newcastle Climate Action Plan targets of a net-zero emissions community by 2040.

Young people around the world are concerned about the impacts of climate change on people and the planet. City of Newcastle, with support from the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Youth Climate Action Fund, are offering microgrants of $1,500 to $7,500 to young individuals or organisations that represent youth to fund climate initiatives.

Objectives:

• Encouraging Clean Technology: Research, promote and/ or implement energy efficiency and the uptake of renewable energy. For example, community renewable energy and battery storage initiatives.

• Building a Circular Economy: Research, promote and/ or implement a circular economy. For example, sustainable procurement, waste avoidance and local sourcing, production and consumption of materials.

• Enhance our urban blue and green spaces. For example, tree planting and biodiversity, wetlands, bushland and waterways

• Supporting Electric Transport: Research, promote and/ or implement charging solutions for electric vehicles, and/or incentivise the uptake of electric vehicles and zero-emission transport.

• Advancing New Zero Emission Industries: Research, promote and/ or implement zero-emission industries. For example, establishment of low emissions technology and/or support for a just transition.

• Phone: 02 4974 2000