Youth recommendations

So I received the recommendations from the young people from ECO-UNESCO’s climate change forum as part of the drive to bring over young people’s views to world leader’s while I’m here in Copenhagen and listed below is what I got from Claire Lyons – a brilliant youth worker over there in ECO.

“There were 175 participants from communities based in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland and these were the recommendations that they made on what they think needs to happen on Climate Change.

Fund from taxes should be used to restore damaged ecosystems globally and help countries adapt especially in Africa.

Developed countries should help the developing countries to adapt to climate change by giving money and sustainable technology.

Environmental organisations should go out too all schools and give talks on the environment.

Every school should have an environmental action committee.

Environmentally focused events organised for all schools in their local area/provinces, different topics so we learn more.

Make environmental education more fun. Being involved more – more practical and hands on education.

Young people should learn more at primary level about the environment.

Adults in the community need awareness on the environment – young people tell them, adverts, news, information in community.

The government should make it easier for people to recycle more.

More information on the bike scheme.

More wind farms.

Use methane to generate electricity.

More information on BER scheme & funding.

Funding and increased information/availability of individual sustainable energy systems for householders.

To get more celebrities involved in campaigning against climate change in the media.

Make short comedy sketches about environmental issues.

We recommend that the government focus less on non-renewable energy such as peat and focus more on renewable energy like solar, wind & wave energy.

We recommend that the government influence the media on environmental issues and increase the awareness of important issues to the general public.

Encourage local government to support local produce and provide education on climate change/environmental issues.

Charge a few extra cent for plastic bags, petrol & coal to put into a social, environmental fund which can be used to invest in renewable energy initiatives. (e.g. Wind turbines & solar panels)”

Well they’re now printed up and put in the bottles I brought over to give the “message in a bottle ” to world leaders! More on that same bat-time same bat-channel!