NEXTSTkEePplaceStudentsjoindebateCOP2a9kwu,ilAlztaerbaijan,inBin2024.FossilfuelprotestsbeforeAsCOP28wastakingplace,thedealwasmade.morethan150pupils,agedfrom16to18yearsold,heldtheirowndebatesaboutclimatechange.PupilsinBelfast,Cardiff,Edinburgh,LondonandManchesterhadtocometoagreementsonhowmuchtheywouldreducegreenhousegasemissions,howtheywouldhelppoorcountries,andhowtheycouldmakechangestoprotectpeopleandcitiesfromclimatechange.ItwasdesignedtogivethemanideaofwhattakingpartindebatesatCOP28wouldbelike.Onestudentwholedthediscussions,EmilyHook,said,“It’simportantforyoungpeopletofeelempoweredandliketheycanactuallymakeadifference.”COP28agreesfossilfueldealOn13De...