In 2024, BMUCO board member Rajarshi Maiti represented the organization as a youth climate delegate at SB60 (the 60th session of the UN Subsidiary Bodies) and as a selected participant in the ACE Youth Hub.
Inside UN Climate Negotiations
"Youth delegates ensure that the voices of those who will inherit climate consequences are heard in rooms traditionally dominated by senior diplomats."
These UN sessions serve as preparatory negotiations where technical details of climate agreements are refined before major COP summits.
The Role of Subsidiary Bodies
SB60 covered critical mechanisms including:
- Carbon markets: Frameworks for international emissions trading
- Loss and damage finance: Compensation for climate impacts in vulnerable nations
- Technology transfer: Sharing clean energy innovations with developing countries
- Adaptation funding: Resources for communities facing unavoidable climate impacts
Why Youth Representation Matters
Youth delegates ensure that those who will inherit climate consequences have seats at negotiating tables traditionally dominated by senior diplomats and negotiators.
The decisions made in these rooms will shape planetary habitability for the next century—making generational representation not just symbolic but essential.
The ACE Youth Hub
The ACE (Action for Climate Empowerment) Youth Hub specifically amplifies young leaders working on climate education and public engagement.
Core focus areas:
- Climate literacy: Making science accessible to diverse audiences
- Public engagement: Mobilizing communities around climate action
- Policy advocacy: Translating youth priorities into governmental commitments
- Capacity building: Training the next generation of climate leaders
The Hub recognizes that transforming societal behavior at scale requires generational change-makers who understand both climate science and effective communication.
From Outreach to Policy
Maiti's participation signals BMUCO's evolution from science outreach into active policy engagement at the highest international levels.
What began as student-led talks connecting researchers with curious audiences has grown into an organization with voice and credibility in global climate governance.
This trajectory—from local education initiatives to UN representation in under a decade—demonstrates how youth-led movements can rapidly gain influence when they combine scientific rigor with authentic grassroots organizing.
Learn more about BMUCO's climate work:
bmuco.org/programs