For the first time in the history of UN climate negotiations, the ideas and voices of young people were at the forefront of a Pre-COP summit. The Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition event convened some 400 youth climate leaders from 186 countries—two each from nearly every signatory to the Paris Agreement—to adopt a collective declaration to be presented to ministers attending Pre-COP26 in Milan and delivered by Italy to COP26. Following 9 months of building momentum with the #Youth4ClimateLive Series, the sele
This inspiring youth-led opening of Pre-COP26 set the tone for the following days, where party delegates met to make progress on key issues ahead of Glasgow. Throughout the proceedings, Italian Minister for Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani and COP26 President Alok Sharma made frequent reference to the youth declaration, culminating in a closing press conference where they both clearly stated how influential the young delegates were on the Pre-COP proceedings. The key messages of the Youth4Climate sum
All4Climate - Italy 2021: Events driving climate action ahead of Pre-COP26