EU PAVILION
November 11, 2021
11:30 - 12:30 UTC

Register here: www.cop26eusideevents.eu

The intergenerational aspect of climate and sustainability policies needs to be reflected in strong meaningful youth engagement at all stages of decision-making processes. This event wants to be a step in this process. Felix Giroux, board member at Youth4Nature, will share his perspective on bringing nature and youth voices into the discussion on sustainable business. Carlotta Ferri, project manager at European Youth Energy Network, will showcase the outcomes of a project aiming at analysing youth and citizens' participation in urban energy transition roadmaps. Aleksandr Hakobyan, member of the World Youth Parliament for Water, will present the role of youth in data monitoring and citizen science with the example of his innovative project of long-term water quality monitoring with remote sensing. Rachel Banda, young fair trade ambassador and coffee producer from Malawi, will highlight the role of international trade in the protection of marginalised people and the sustainability weakness of the EU trade policy.

Speakers:

• Felix Girous, Youth4Nature

• Carlotta Ferri, European Youth Energy Network

• Aleksander Hakobyan, World Youth Parliament for Water

• Rachel Banda, Fair Trade Advocacy Office

• Frans Timmermans, European Commission

• Inger Andersen, UN Environment Programme

• Peter Schmidt, European Economic and Social Committee

Moderated by Paola Lupi, Generation Climate Europe