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<p>We have established a dedicated COP26 youth engagement team in the Cabinet Office
who are coordinating the UK Government’s strategy to ensure youth voices are heard
at COP26. We are harnessing young people’s expertise through the COP26 civil society
and youth advisory council, which I chair alongside Elizabeth Wathuti, a 25-year-old
climate activist from Kenya, and Bella Lack, an 18-year-old climate activist from
the UK.</p><p>In addition, this month we are proud to have launched the Together for
Our Planet Schools Pack, designed to engage students on climate action, encourage
conversations about tackling climate change, and help students learn more about the
COP26 summit in Glasgow this year.</p><p>Internationally, we are working hard to champion
and amplify youth voices from across the world, particularly those on the frontline
of climate change, including through our regular engagements with Mock COP26 and YOUNGO
(official youth constituency to the UNFCCC).</p><p>On the road to COP26, we are working
on two youth events, including Italy’s ‘Youth4Climate2021: Driving Ambition’ event
held in Milan this September and YOUNGO’s sixteenth Conference of Youth event held
in Glasgow this October.</p><p> </p>
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