Welcome to genCLEO – The CLEO Institute’s Youth Movement

Are you a high school or college student? We hope you will join us and make friends and allies as we find our voices and use them for the greater good.

What You’ll Gain

Our state, nation, and world are increasingly unsettled by dangerous and destabilizing climate impacts, and we need your help to protect our common home. For many people, the climate crisis is a ‘future’ problem. At CLEO, we help students connect the dots and understand the science and urgency of climate impacts, so that you feel prepared and empowered to advocate for climate action and policy. genCLEO offers members many opportunities for leadership and growth, from media and communication trainings to civic leadership and activism. We recognize that every student has a unique history and contributes special skills and talents to the group. Join us and add your unique voice to this movement.

genCLEO Wins

Our genCLEO chapters each focus on a local campaign to advocate for climate action in their communities. Here are a few of our major wins:

• In April 2026, students at USF Tampa’s genCLEO chapter helped successfully pass a student resolution limiting Styrofoam and single-use plastics on campus.
• In March 2025, we brought nearly 400 young Floridians to the Capitol and had 80 meetings with legislators on climate policy. Youth leaders advocated to protect state parks being threatened to be developed with golf courses, and celebrated the protection of state parks with the passage of HB 209.
• In 2023, genCLEO leaders at FSU advocated for Leon County’s 100% clean energy plan, and celebrated as the county took bold leadership to advance clean energy.

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