Nine young people have been appointed Climate Change Champions by the UK Government.
Since September 2007 Defra has been looking for nine Climate Change Champions, aged between 11 and 18, to represent their regions and England as a whole on the issue of climate change. The initiative is part of the Government’s ‘Act on CO2’ campaign which underlines the link between everyday human behaviour and its effect on the environment. It calls for young people to demonstrate how they can encourage others to reduce their carbon footprint.
Each regional Champion will take part in a climate change fact finding trip to the Netherlands, run their own event to engage with their communities and encourage behavioural change to reduce carbon footprints across their regions.
The nine regional Climate Change Champions are:
South West: Shirley Halse, Chippenham, 15
South East: Patrick Kennedy, Dorking, 16
London: Akhil Amlani, Hendon, 17
East England: Adam Dyster, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, near Tiptree, Essex, 14
West Midlands: Ziana Kotadia, Selly Park, Birmingham, 14
East Midlands: Pippa Stone, Ashby Parva, near Leicester, 17
Yorkshire & Humber: Hayleigh Murray, Doncaster, 15
North West: Jessica Smith, Southport, 13
North East: Jack White, Houghton-le-Spring, near Durham, 15
For further details go to www.climatechallenge.gov.uk
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