October 31 – November 1, 2025
Theme: “Environmental Joy: Writing the Future.”
Hosted by the Yale Center for Environmental Justice, New Haven, CT, USA
This conference is a space that welcomes all voices for multi-disciplinary and multicultural dialogue and innovation, with the goal of helping the field of environmental and climate justice discover, showcase, and grow practices that alleviate suffering and generate well-being and joy. The Yale Center for Environmental Justice (YCEJ) is hosting the 7th Global Environmental Justice Conference “Writing the Future” from October 31st – November 1st. This year’s Environmental Joy will build on the historic post-election conference of 2024 to develop how environmental justice communities, policy-makers, and scholars will define the tools and policies that come next. At its core, the conference will center on joy to inspire hope, direction, and action.