In the Social Climate Project, young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds develop their own responses to the climate crisis – creatively, boldly, and collectively. Building on the findings of our Scoping Project, we specifically promote the social self-efficacy and democratic participation of young adults whose voices have often been overlooked in climate and democracy processes. 

Our goal: Making climate protection more tangible and socially just – through formats that reflect real-life experiences and enable participation. 

The Social Climate Project is a peer-led and participatory education and engagement initiative focused on young adults with rural, East German, and migrant backgrounds and/or low formal education. In workshops like “Future You,” participants explore future visions, strengthen their resilience, and design their own projects for social engagement and climate action. The approach is “bottom-up” and based on open processes. The project is complemented by social media outreach, a podcast, the “Future Playbook,” and the Social Climate Futures Convention – a meeting space for young ideas and collective change. The project is funded by Stiftung Mercator.

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