Over 150 young people from across the country came together this week (12 January) to explore ways to fight against climate change.
The United Kingdom Youth Parliament (UKYP) annual conference, 'Climate Revolution’ event, held at the British Museum, saw UKYP members aged 11-25 years old mapping out key changes that need to be made over the next 100 years to tackle climate change.
The event follows the UN Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen in December 2009 where heads of state and government from 192 countries met to agree a new climate treaty to coordinate international action against climate change.
Speaking at the event Francis Churchill, Member of Youth Parliament, 18 years-old said, “We want to let young people know that they have the power to tackle an issue as big as climate change. The Climate Revolution is a step towards inspiring a generation to take action that will directly cut their emissions. It is a step towards inspiring young people to take the reins and lead us out of this crisis.”
Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, attended the event and took part in a question and answer session with young people. The Secretary of State was asked about high-speed rail development, youth involvement at the Copenhagen climate change summit, energy from nuclear, and finance flows for adaptation in developing and vulnerable countries.
UKYP worked with Plan UK to send young journalists from the UK, Indonesia, Kenya, and the Netherlands to Copenhagen to report on the Climate Change summit and interview delegates. Further information about the young reporters and their blogs can be found on the Plan UK website.
Fri, 15/01/2010 - 14:58
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