Climate action discussed at youth COP meeting

The first Dorset-wide Youth COP has brought pupils from 14 schools together to discuss climate change, how it affects them and possible careers in climate and energy. Organisers say involving young people in shaping solutions matters because they will inherit the effects of current environmental problems.

The event is being held at Kingston Maurward campus to coincide with the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey. A separate Dorset COP gathering, now in its fourth year, is scheduled there on Saturday, with community groups, experts and political leaders discussing climate change, nature loss, food resilience and pollution; its programme includes more than 30 local organisations and a panel with MPs, council leaders and climate experts.