What are young people demanding of business and government on climate change & how can business support climate education in schools?
The Sustainable Innovation Forum 2020 presents The Youth Agenda in collaboration with Global Action Plan and Earth Day on Wednesday 18 November taking place live online from 10:00am – 12:35pm CET. The Youth Agenda supports the Race To Zero Campaign.
CORE DISCUSSION POINTS:
- Youth activism on climate change
- Climate education for young people
- Youth voice challenging business and government on climate change
Youth Agenda is supported by:
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Overview
Following the Youth Climate Summit taking place the week prior (9-13 Nov), the Youth Climate Summit is a week of climate action and discovery for schools bringing together young people from across the UK who are committed to taking climate action. The culmination of this week-long event is the creation of a list of asks / challenges / demands which sets out a clear message about the expectation that young people have of businesses and the world leaders that represent them. The Youth Climate Summit is coordinated by environmental charity Global Action Plan and a team of dedicated teachers.
The Youth Agenda at Sustainable Innovation Forum 2020 will be an opportunity for the youth ambassadors taking on the outcomes from Youth Climate Summit to present their challenges to business and government representatives and ask the following questions:
- How is business and government responding to climate change
- What more can they do, and how will they respond to the challenges of the youth?
- How can business create a meaningful dialogue with young people?
- How can businesses support climate education in schools?
The Youth Agenda is Presented in Two Part
Part 1
This session will start with a summary of the Youth Climate Summit and an interview with the impressive youth ambassadors before they present their call to action to a panel of business and government representatives who will have the opportunity to communicate what they are doing to address their environmental impact and be challenged to go further.Part 2
The second session will explore the need for greater climate education on a global scale and the challenges being faced as part of this. The panel will respond to these challenges and share what they are doing to support young people and climate education and discuss ways that business and government can do more.
Featured Speakers
Sonja Graham
Joint CEO
Global Action Plan
Kathleen Rogers
President
Earth Day Network
Tim Brooks
VP Environmental Sustainability
Lego
Clover Hogan
Youth Activist
Haldis Holst
Deputy Secretary General
Education International
Tati Lindenberg
Vice President, Marketing
Unilever
Dorothée D’Herde
Head of Sustainable Business
Vodafone
Jennifer Morgan
Executive Director
Greenpeace
Federico Cinquepalmi
Director of Education and International Relations
Italian Ministry of Education
Agenda
10:00 CET
Chair Opening Remarks
Nik Gowing, Forum Chair
10:05 CET
Climate Leaders Live
The Youth Climate Calls brought by the Youth Climate Summit Ambassadors
10:20 CET
Virtual Panel Discussion
How can businesses engage with and support the youth climate movement?
Panellists
- Sonja Graham, Joint CEO, Global Action Plan
- Dorothée D’Herde, Head of Sustainable Business, Vodafone
- Tim Brooks, VP Environmental Sustainability, Lego
- Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director, Greenpeace
Moderator
- Clover Hogan l Youth Activist
11:00 CET
Interlude | Break
11:30 CET
Climate Leaders Live
11:50 CET
- Haldis Holst, Deputy Secretary General, Education International
- Federico Cinquepalmi, Director of Education and International Relations, Italian Ministry of Education
- Kathleen Rogers, President Earth Day.org
- Tati Lindenberg, Vice President, Marketing, Unilever
- Nick Nuttall, Strategic Communications Director EarthDay.org and former Director of Communications UNFCCC
12:30 CET
Chair Closing Remarks
Nik Gowing, Forum Chair