Mock COP26 Event Programme 19Th November – 1St December 2020

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Mock COP26 Event Programme 19th November – 1st December 2020

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Jayathma Wickramanayake, Sri Lanka, UN Youth Envoy

Jayathma Wickramanayake is the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth. Ms. Wickramanayake was appointed as the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth in June 2017 at the age of 26. She is working towards making the UN a home to the youth of the world.

Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, Minister for COP 26, United Kingdom

Alok Sharma is Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in the United Kingdom, and Minister for COP 26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Reading West in May 2010.

Licypriya Kangujam, India

Licypriya is a 9 year old Indian Climate Activist. She has been championing her cause since she was 6 years old to protect, preserve and nurture our environment by ﬁghting climate change. She is one of the youngest climate activists globally and addressed the world leaders in the United Nations Climate Conference 2019 (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, calling the world leaders to take immediate climate actions to save their future. Featuring throughout the week Guest Speakers

Jerome Foster II, USA Ximena Loría, Costa Rica Jerome Foster II Ximena Loría Jerome Foster II (He/Him) is an 18-year-old Ximena is a Biologist and Founder and Executive African-American climate justice activist, voting rights Director of “Misión 2 Grados”, a Costa Rican non-proﬁt advocate, and emerging technology developer. He is the organization whose work is based on three main Executive Director & Founder of OneMillionOfUs, areas: education and social mobilization regarding mobilizing a new generation of young people to register and turnout to vote. Throughout 2019, He is the climate change, the facilitation of citizen participation Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Climate Reporter, an in policy renewals, and the training of young leaders in international environmental news organization. Jerome climate change and environmental matters. has spoken at the UN High Commission on Human Rights, held weekly climate strikes in front of the White House, and helped to pass the Clean Energy DC Act.

Deputy Speaker Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, Philippines Ashish Kothari, India Ashish Kothari Loren Legarda

Deputy Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives Ashish Kothari is a founding member of Kalpavriksh. He Loren Legarda not only authored a lot, if not most of the has taught at the Indian Institute of Public Administration, environmental laws in our country, but also walks the talk: coordinated India’s National Biodiversity Strategy & Action their household don't need to buy food products anymore Plan, served on boards of Greenpeace International & because they have everything in her own garden. She has India, and ICCA Consortium. Kothari helps coordinate also actively participated in global climate negotiations, Vikalp Sangam, Global Tapestry of Alternatives, & Radical including a part of the special Philippine delegation to the Ecological Democracy. He is a co-author and co-editor of French Senate to discuss the Paris Agreement. She lives at Churning the Earth, Alternative Futures, and Pluriverse. the cleanest town in our country. The townsfolk there genuinely care about the environment that they have and what the future generations are going to inherit from them. Featuring throughout the week Guest Speakers

Ayman Cherkaoui, Morocco Benjamin Astete, Chile - Climate Justice Ayman Cherkaoui Benjamin Astete Mr. Ayman Cherkaoui is the Coordinator for the Benjamin Astete is a co-founder of Climate Collab Mohammed VI Prize for the Climate and and an ambassador of the Escazú Agreement, the Sustainable Development as well as Strategic first legally binding treaty for environmental human Development Officer at the Mohammed VI rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. He will Foundation for Environmental Protection. speak about his experience in activism, his Cherkaoui is Regional Facilitator of Major Groups tiredness of political inefficiency, and about his and Stakeholders, Africa, elected by African hopeful vision for climate justice, human rights, and organisations accredited to UNEP. climate education from the perspective of youth.

Noah Wescombe, UK - Climate Resilient Kevin Mtai, Kenya Livelihoods Noah Wescombe Kevin Mtai Kevin Mtai is young Climate Advocate and Noah Wescombe is the Executive Director of Six environmental defender working to champion Degrees Oxford; he is a young scholar, strategist, meaningful youth engagement for Climate Action. As part of this, Kevin has taken on many roles, including and advisor working to innovate welfare, resource being an Event Coordinator for Mock COP26, the systems and sustainability and resilience policy. Co-founder of Kenya Environmental Activists Wescombe is leading and expanding the UK's Network (KEAN), an Africa Coordinator for Earth largest student-led environmental consultancy. Uprising, a member of Global children's campaign and a campaigner with a youth-led movement called Food@Cop where he advocates for friendly Climate Plant based Foods at UNFCCC. Friday 20th November Guest Speakers

David Mwabila, Zambia - Climate Resilient Abigael Kima, Kenya - Climate Justice Abigael Kima David Mwabila Livelihoods Abigael Kima is the Africa Youth Lead for Marine Arctic Peace Sanctuary (MAPS). She is a David Mwabila is an economist and climate change passionate environmentalist who is focused on activist; he is a former changemaker at the African making positive change towards creating a Leadership Institute, a Gates Foundation sustainable world for all. She has a Bachelor's Goalkeeper and Mandela Washington Fellow. Mwabila is an award-winning social entrepreneur; Degree in Environmental Science (Resource founder of Fourthline Zambia; 2019 winner of UN Conservation) from Kenyatta University in Environment Seed Award and the 2020 Zambia Kenya. She will talk about climate justice. National Youth Awards Entrepreneur.

Stella Nyambura Aryan Bajpai, India - Climate Justice Aryan Bajpai Mbau Stella Nyambura Mbau, Kenya - Climate Resilient Livelihoods Aryan Bajpai is 20 years old and pursuing an undergraduate degree from Tata Institute of Stella Nyambura is the founder and CEO of Social Sciences, Tuljapur, India. He is an LOABOWA ltd. She will talk about climate resilient environment enthusiast and member of Fridays livelihoods: discussing adaptive capacity and for Future Lucknow and the Indian Youth seeking climate friendships for better Climate Network. collaboration and advocacy on governance. As a climate expressionist, her contribution to these friendships is a ‘sub-Saharan’ one. She also volunteers with the COP Non-Oﬃcial, Mother Earth Project, a coalition of African activists. Friday 20th November Guest Speakers

Teach the Future campaign, UK - Climate Teach The Future Julian Lo Curlo Julian Lo Curlo, Denmark - Climate Education Education

Teach the Future is an inclusive, organised and Julian is a Youth Delegate to the UN for Climate persistent campaign by secondary and tertiary and the Environment, the Coordinator for the education students in the UK to repurpose the Global Youth Biodiversity Network and a education systems of the world, around the co-founder of SOS-International. In 2020 he was climate emergency and ecological crisis. nominated to the Young European of the Year Award. Lo Curlo will be talking about the importance of climate and environment in the education system as a whole, and not only in curricula.

Reynier Tasico, Philippines - Climate Reynier Tasico Daryl Alvarez Villao Daryl Alvarez Villao, Spain - Health and Education Wellbeing

Reynier Tasico is an emerging Filipino youth Founder of Generations for Health, Daryl Alvarez leader that utilizes data towards social good Villao has worked for the Ministry of Foreign through mapping initiatives with the Ministry of Aﬀairs in Spain, the Delegation of the European Mapping Collective. Tasico will talk about the Union to Cambodia; and has collaborated with use of evidence-based policies in the UNICEF Every Breath Counts for the protection Philippines that may help prevent further and promotion of human rights. She is currently damages from climate change as a country doing a dual master degree in Asian and European that is prone to natural disasters. Aﬀairs, focusing on cooperation for development. Friday 20th November Guest Speakers

Patrick Ryan Bello, Philippines - Health and Patrick Ryan Bello John Leo Algo John Leo Algo, Philippines - NDCs Wellbeing MS Atmospheric Science degree from the Patrick Ryan Bello is a Filipino youth health and Ateneo de Manila University, he is the PM of climate advocate. He is a Climate Reality Leader Living Laudato Si Philippines, an interfaith and the Head Secretariat of Youth Strike 4 movement campaigning for lifestyle shifts Climate Philippines. He is raising climate towards sustainability. He is a citizen journalist awareness and empowering Filipino youth to take since 2016 and is one of the co-authors of the climate action and demand climate justice. He ﬁrst Philippine Climate Change Assessment has contributed to the Youth Climate Justice Report series, the local equivalent to the IPCC Declaration and the Economy of Francesco. reports.

Sonal Gupta, India - NDCs Anthony Burke and Anthony Burke and Stefanie Fishel, Sonal Gupta Stefanie Fishel Australia - NDCs Sonal Gupta is an Economics graduate and currently pursuing a master’s degree in Stefanie Fishel is Lecturer in Politics & International Studies from Christ University, International Relations at the University of the Bangalore (KA), India. Gupta was the Organizing Sunshine Coast, Australia. Anthony Burke is Committee Chief for the Young Leaders Summit Professor of Environmental Politics & 2020 organized by Project Enviro Aware in International Relations at the University of New October. She volunteered in the social sector with South Wales, Australia. They are the authors of Make A Diﬀerence (MAD) as a teacher to “A Coal Elimination Treaty 2030” and will be 6th-grade students, and as an Enactus volunteer with Christ University. speaking on their proposal. Saturday 21st November Guest Speakers

Paloma Costa, Brazil - Climate Justice Kevin Patel, USA - Climate Justice

Paloma Costa Kevin Patel Paloma Costa is a member of the UN Secretary-General's Youth Advisory Board on Climate Kevin Patel is as an intersectional climate justice Change, and a young climate activist studying Law activist. Growing up with severe heart issues due and Social Science at the University of Brasilia. to Los Angeles’s poor air quality, Patel is one of Paloma is a co-founder of the #FreeTheFuture the millions of people across the world who are movement and Ciclimáticos, and is a member of already victims of the climate crisis. In 2019, he several environmental networks. Paloma has been founded OneUpAction International — an personally supporting Indigenous youth initiatives, organization that supports and empowers promoting awareness and their meaningful marginalized youth by providing them with the participation in political processes. resources they need to be changemakers.

Orlee Lauren, USA - Climate Justice Chloe Broom, UK Orlee Lauren Chloe Broom Orlee Lauren is a sophomore in high school and Chloe Broom is an analyst at Carbon a strong advocate for social equality. Her work is Intelligence, a London based sustainability in Our Climate, Green Era Massachusetts, and consultancy who aim to accelerate and drive Boston Climate Strike, and she also participates the transition to a global net zero carbon in the international organizations Dream Equal economy. Chloe’s interest in sustainability and Girl Up. Lauren is excited to speak at Mock began when studying Geography at the COP26 about the intersection of gender equity University of Exeter. and climate change. Saturday 21st November Guest Speakers

Elizabeth Ekstrand, USA - Health and Chloé Ludden, Germany - NDCs Wellbeing Elizabeth Ekstrand Chloé Ludden Chloé Ludden is a 26 year old Master of Science Elizabeth Ekstrand is a student, the chair of her candidate in Environmental Governance at the campus' chapter of NCPIRG Students, and a University of Freiburg in Germany, who has member of the Made in Durham Youth Network, studied in Paris, Istanbul and Rome and is now which advocates for racial equity in schools. working in Berlin. Ludden is fascinated by the Ekstrand is a ﬁrm believer in intersectionality and interface between science and policy and is the ampliﬁcation of underrepresented voices. She committed to holding both policy-makers and channels her emotions about climate change into scientists accountable to present and future various writing projects discussing in her speech generations. on mental health amid the crisis.

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Aishwarya Puttur, Canada - Climate Aishwarya Puttur and Joselyn Rodríguez Emmanuel Sáenz Peńa and Joselyn Education Sanabria Rodríguez Sanabria, Costa Rica - Climate Education Aishwarya Puttur is a climate justice activist who has campaigned for Stop CID (Bill 1) and in the Emmanuel Sáenz Peńa is a Project and Defend the Defenders with FFF Digital. Puttur Communication Strategist with experience in works with Fridays for Future Toronto, Climate programmes focussed on sustainable Science and Climate Strike Canada, as well as development. Joselyn Rodríguez Sanabria is a founding her school’s Eco Club. Aishwarya will be professional in International Relations with an talking about climate education, why it is emphasis on international politics. essential, what it looks like and how we can implement it. Sunday 22nd November 07:00-09:00 UTC Panellists

Aryan Bajpai, India - Climate Justice Stella Nyambura Mbau, Kenya - David Mwabila, Zambia - Climate Climate Resilient Livelihoods Resilient Livelihoods

Julian Lo Curlo, Denmark - Climate Patrick Ryan Bello, Philippines Sonal Gupta, India - NDCs Education - Health and Wellbeing Monday 23rd November 17:00-19:00 UTC Panellists

Orlee Lauren, USA - Climate Justice Benjamin Astete, Chile - Climate Noah Wescombe, UK - Climate Justice Resilient Livelihoods

Elizabeth Ekstrant, USA - Health Aishwarya Puttur, Canada - Emmanuel Sáenz, Costa and Wellbeing Climate Education Rica - Climate Education Tuesday 24th November 12:00-14:00 UTC Policy Panellists

Megan Mahajan, Senior Policy Analyst at Gabrielle Swaby, Climate Diplomacy and Professor Saleemul Huq, Director of the Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology Policy Advisor at International Institute for International Centre for Climate Change & LLC Environment and Development (IIED) Development (ICCCAD)

Rhiannon Osborne, Policy and Advocacy Julius Mbatia, Coordinator Director at Students for Global Health Youth for SDGs Kenya Tuesday 1st December 12:00-14:00 UTC Closing Ceremony

Nigel Topping, UK, UK High Level Climate Action Champion

Nigel Topping was appointed by the UK Government as High Level Climate Action Champion in 2020. He will help drive action from businesses, investors, organisations, cities, and regions on climate change and coordinate this work with governments and parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Topping was most recently CEO of We Mean Business, a coalition of businesses working to accelerate the transition to a zero carbon economy. Prior to that he was Executive Director of the Carbon Disclosure Project.

Mitzi Jonelle Tan, Philippines

Mitzi Jonelle Tan is the co-founder of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines. She first became an activist in 2017 after integrating with Indigenous leaders, which pushed her to realize that system change is needed for a just and greener society. Active at Fridays for Future International, she advocates for climate justice, making sure that voices of Asian strikers and the Most Affected People and Areas are heard, amplified, and given space.

Youth4ClimateJustice, Global Legal Action Network plaintiﬀs, Portugal

In what was described as an unprecedented climate case, four children and two young adults from Portugal ﬁled a complaint at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg against 33 industrialized countries, whose policies are too weak to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius Paris Agreement Goal. Mock COP26

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Clim8, Why is investing so important for helping ﬁght the climate emergency?

Monday 16 November, 16:00-16:30 UTC (English) Tuesday 17 November, 16:00-16:30 UTC (French) Wednesday 18 November, 16:00-16:30 UTC (Spanish)

Clim8 are offering a free workshop to all delegates wanting to learn about why investing money is so important to helping fight the climate emergency. The workshop will be held in English, French and Spanish. The workshop will cover the following things: how investing affects climate change? How investing can help fight climate change? What is sustainable investing? It will be 30 minutes and you will have the chance to be able to ask questions as well.

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Climate Reality Project UK & European Branches, 5 November, 10 Generations for Health, 14 November, 15:00 - 16:00 UTC November, 5 December, times vary We will hold an horizontal dialogue between youth delegates from A series of three fringe events aimed at broadening attendees' the Global South and the health leader "Disproportionate Impact: understanding of the Climate Crisis in a number of ways. The events, Climate-Health Nexus in the Global South". spread out over the course of several weeks, will cover three separate topics - climate consequences, climate co-beneﬁts, and Join live on the Facebook page at the start time: www.facebook.com/GensforHealth (open to all) climate communication.

Building your own Net Zero Path (Giki), 21 November, 15:00 UTC Climate Science Problem Solver, 21 November, 17:00-19:00 UTC

What is Net Zero? Why is it important? How can every single one of us The Climate Science Problem Solver is a competition that is based on play a part in getting there? Giki Zero helps you understand carbon quick thinking, teamwork, scientiﬁc research and climate education. footprints and getting on your own path to Net Zero. Find some Use your creativity and scientiﬁc research skills to develop solutions concrete ways to make changes today, and see how your footprint to climate-related issues and gain a better understanding of the measures up against the global average. By understanding your challenges of doing so. individual impacts, you can help drive policy change too. Register here: https://climatescience.ticketleap.com/mockcop-26-problem-solver/ (open to all). Join the session on Zoom at 3pm GMT 21/11/20 here (open to all). Fringe Events

International Oceans-Climate School, 21 November, all day Force Weavers, 22 November, 18:00 - 19:30 UTC

This is a mini-mock within Mock COP26. It is a one-day, online, A DEEP CONVERSATION WITH NATIVE AMERICAN ELDERS: The majority of participatory simulation. The goal is for participants to draft Indigenous People still live in harmony with nature: their intention is to collectively the main elements for a universal education policy for preserve it for the next 7 generations. This webinar is to understand more climate change and the oceans. The deliverable will be a draft policy how they live but mostly how they ‘think’ or better, are guided in their daily text or roadmap, which can be oﬀered as input to Mock COP26. life, where nature is themselves, not something separated.

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Climate Front India, 22 November, time TBC Letters to the Earth, 24 November, 16:00 - 17;00 UTC

Climate Front India are hosting a webinar and interactive session on On the eve of delivering your High Level Statement to World Leaders, this is your all things climate! The session will cover climate justice, climate opportunity to write a Letter to the Earth. How do you feel about the state of the planet and the future? What change do you want to see? In this workshop you will education, eco anxiety, the climate emergency, carbon reduction and meet others from across the world, hear each other’s Letters, start new conversations green economy. There will be a special focus on air pollution in North and discover new possibilities for action. What needs to be said? What needs to be India. heard? Enter into dialogue with your fears, hopes and visions for the future. Be part of a global, creative response to this emergency. Register here: https://forms.gle/wBRCWLf4XqaeZMT9A (open to all). Register here (delegates only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/letters-to-the-earth-mock-cop-tickets-127935657997 Fringe Events

Earth Day and FABE, 23 and 24 November, 11:00 - 12:30 UTC International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), 26 November, time TBC 23 -’Climate Action: Practices Youth can take to make a difference in Africa’. Hear real examples of young environmentalists and activists that walk-the-walk This workshop will focus on the relationship between climate change and in terms of making real change. health, and how you can use this knowledge to become a more effective Register here (open to all): advocate for climate action. In particular, we will focus on the inequalities https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvcuqupzIrHNd3pY8js9MpjlOXsBx9NbmA 24-‘Making An Impact Through Climate Education’. that are multiplied by climate change and how the health co-benefits of Learn more about the climate literacy initiative, and hear from panelists sharing climate action can be maximised to tackle wider societal challenges. their stories and best practices related to climate education. Register here (open to all): Register here: https://forms.gle/Wm7waYAdsc9cR2VK9 (open to all) https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvfu6rqDkuH9SSrFyipZgK8VGn_rOkUuGB

Parabukas, 25 November, 11:00am - 12:30pm UTC COP26andbeyond, 26 November, 16:00 - 17:30 UTC

Our event will be the launch of a podcast made by the youth for the In this workshop we will look at how laws are made, how they are youth entitled Malay'a: A Youth and Climate Podcast. Our podcast will enforced, and what you can do to use them to ﬁx the climate. The highlight the stories of the Filipino youth as they work closely with session will involve youth-led Italian think tank IARI and other young their local com contributors alongside William Wilson - an expert environmental and energy lawyer who has worked on many key environmental laws. Join via Facebook live at the start time: https://www.facebook.com/youthstrike4climatePH Register here (delegates only): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/using-the-law-to-ﬁx-the-climate-tickets-128539498099 Fringe Events

Phoenix Education, 27 November, 18:00 - 19:30 UTC Catalyse Change CIC, 29 November, 15:00 - 17:00 UTC

Join us for a panel discussion changemaking event between youth Our event will collect and share stories and facts about the impacts of climate activists and educators, to share issues and ideas on the climate injustice on the public; whilst providing the space for participants to current state of climate education in the UK school system, to engage in craftivism to create a physical depiction of how they imagine a understand the problems and unmet needs that exist, and to bring greener and fairer future. Designed and implemented by young women, it will together ideas for solutions. model what inclusive participation looks like.

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RE-PEAT, 27 November, 18:00 - 19:00 UTC Global Youth Climate Challenge (GYCC), 2 December, time TBC

Our event will explore the Nationally Determined Contributions and Hosted by the Republic of Korea Presidential Committee of National the role that peatlands can play in achieving these. Despite being the Council on Climate and Air Quality, the GYCC aims to enlighten youth largest terrestrial carbon sink, peatlands are commonly an worldwide on the climate crisis and raise interest and awareness to underrepresented and underregarded topic in climate conversations. provide science and technology-based solutions.

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