COY16: Global youth voices demand ecocide law

The 16th UN Climate Change Conference of Youth which took place right before COP26, brings together young delegates from all around the world and serves as a space for capacity building, networking and policy training.

One of the major outputs of COY16 is the policy document crafted by youth voices globally, the Global Youth Statement, which tackles various topics.

Under the demand "Politics and Policy making", they demand governments: "To implement legal sanctions for actions and crimes against the environment (including ecocide), especially those coming from big corporations and fossil-fuel companies."