Power Shift is an annual youth summit which has been held in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, and will be held in New Zealand in 2012. Other Power Shift Conferences are also being organised by members of the International Youth Climate Movement including Africa, Japan and India. The focus of the events is on climate change policy.
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