What impact can youth have in Copenhagen?
As observers to the negotiations, Expedition Copenhagen youth delegates will be able to attend open meetings, meet with official delegates, attend side events, make their voices heard through peaceful and creative youth actions, and generate media attention to the negotiations. The Will Steger Foundation is bringing the Midwest voice to Copenhagen, drawing attention to the critical role the Midwest can play in U.S. climate leadership and national support at the citizen level. Delegates will also be messaging to a Midwest audience the importance of a just global climate treaty for both international and local environmental health and sustainability. As young people inheriting the consequences of climate change, youth highlight the moral dimensions of climate change. Through media outreach, social networking, peaceful and creative actions in Copenhagen, youth not only provide a call to action that is hard to ignore, they also provide a sense of hope and inspire engagement in solutions.
