Youth Participation At The COP

Photo by Sujay Natson

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Author

Fredrik Eriksson

People who are young today will be the most affected by climate change, but how do youth around the world actually influence the trajectory of the COP negotiations to ensure that we avoid catastrophic climate change?
 
Youth attend COP as civil society representatives, researchers, activists, and official delegates, sometimes wearing multiple hats during the same conference. While in Bonn, I had a chance to sit down with some of these young attendees in the first few days of the conference and ask about their role, motivations, and hopes for COP23.

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