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Yorkshire & Humber Regional Youth Climate Assembly (RYCA)
The Yorkshire & Humber Regional Youth Climate Assembly, more commonly referred to or abbreviated as RYCA, is a youth climate activist group with the stated aim of “strengthen youth voices around climate change to make sure young people are integrated at every level of climate decision making ”. The Yorkshire & Humber Regional Youth Climate Assembly was established in the United Kingdom, Yorkshire & Humber in April 2020 by the Youth Work Unit Yorkshire & Humber consisting of young members from individual youth councils/ cabinets constituting Yorkshire & Humber such as Calderdale, Rotherham, Barnsley, Sheffield.

History
The inception of RYCA followed on from a convention hosted by the Yorkshire & Humber Youth Voice Steering Group during the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic know as the initial Lockdown. The group began as a demand for greater youth engagement, action and representation towards the fight against climate change and has been so since its formation in April 2020.

Manifesto:
A manifesto was soon created and unveiled in the later end of 2020 covering 12 key pledges that they believed needed prioritizing and acted upon in order to reach net zero by 2050. The manifesto was constructed on the principle of research and representation of young people from all across Yorkshire & Humber.

RYCA stated and believed in the prioritization of the following in their 2020-2021 manifesto:


 * 1) CLIMATE-POSITIVE CONSTRUCTION
 * 2) CARBON-NEUTRAL TRANSPORT
 * 3) INCREASED AND EASIER RECYCLING
 * 4) NEW GREEN JOBS
 * 5) HOUSEHOLD GREEN TECH
 * 6) INVEST IN ENERGY + NEW TECHNOLOGY
 * 7) CLIMATE PROTECTION
 * 8) GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY
 * 9) EQUAL ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDING NORTH + SOUTH
 * 10) CARBON TAX
 * 11) INCREASED BUDGET TOWARDS CLIMATE CHANGE
 * 12) CLIMATE-FRIENDLY FARMING

COP 26 - 'The Ripple Effect'
"The Ripple Effect is a film made by young people from the UK and South Africa on the ways – sometimes less obvious – in which climate change is affecting them where they live, right now."

“Emphasising the unique experiences of their age group, the project featured interviews, vlogs and mini films created by the young people. Cutting across all of the experiences were the deep concerns the young people shared about their futures, their families, the destruction of the natural environment and climate justice.”

The 'Youth Are Leading | Ripple Effect' showcases the lived experiences of the young people and how the climate and ecological emergency is impacting them where they are, right now. The film was a collaborative effort from a team including the Y&H Regional Youth Climate Assembly, the University of Leeds, Leeds City Council, the Yorkshire and Humber Youth Work Unit, the Place-based Climate Action Network, British Youth Council, and Youth@SAIIA (the South African Institute of International Affairs youth programme). The Ripple Effect had been filmed entirely by the young people involved, with production assistance from filmmaker Paul Cooke (Professor of World Cinemas at the University of Leeds). "The project provided the impetus for cultural exchange as the young people worked together through a series of online workshops, as well as independently, to produce the final documentary and accompanying social media campaign. "

Subsequently, the Ripple Effect premiered and was live streamed at the Glasgow IMAX theater in the UN COP26 greenzone on Monday the 8th of November 2021.