The Youth4ClimateSummit was held from 28 – 30 September in Milan, Italy. The conference brought together around 400 young people from all over the world to present their proposals for tackling climate change. Italian Prime Minister Draghi said “Your generation is the most threatened by climate change. You are right to ask for empowerment, to ask for change. The ecological transition is not a choice, it is a necessity. We have only two options. Either we face the costs of this transition now, or we act later – which would mean paying the much higher price of a climate disaster."
Many key issues were raised at the conference including, financial support for poor countries and/or those most at risk from the effects of climate change, which was raised by Ugandan climate activist, Vanessa Nakate.
The conclusion of the conference was that these types of dialogues must continue, and they must be inclusive of everyone, especially young people.
Read more here: https://ukcop26.org/youth4climate-summit-concludes-in-milan-with-young-people-sharing-proposals-for-tackling-climate-change-with-ministers/