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奥颈迟丑听迟丑别听丑颈驳丑-辫谤辞蹿颈濒别听听coming up, we听recently听got听our听A Level听Government and Politics听learners and听A听Level Geography听learners听to seriously consider what they鈥檇 like听to see from听the conference. There are so many aspects of climate change that we鈥檙e passionate about at听Coleg Gwent,听from embedding听sustainability听in our new campus developments to educating the future workforce in听electric vehicle technology. So听last week, our learners听were given听the听unique听opportunity听to speak to local Senedd Members who will be attending the conference, to express their thoughts on climate change and听discuss听the topics they鈥檇 like the conference听address.听

Local听Senedd听members John Griffiths and Jayne Bryant met听virtually听with听a group of听students to hear the priorities and issues they want to see tackled at the upcoming COP26.听Both Jayne and John will be attending the conference in Glasgow in their roles as Chairs of key Senedd committees. As well as quizzing their elected representatives,听our听Geography and Politics students were also posed questions by John and Jayne, with the discussion including topics such as the accessibility and affordability of public transport, taking steps to eat less animal products, and the recent protests by groups such as Insulate Britain.听

Following the discussion,听Ffion Burton, this year’s Chair of our Politics听Society听explained that: “COP26 has given听hope to us young people that there may finally be some action against climate change. It is needed now more than ever to acknowledge this issue and for countries all over the globe to work together at such a crucial moment.听It is reassuring that people like John and Jayne are working with the younger generation to find out our views and to hopefully spread awareness of this issue even further.”听

With COP26 starting on Sunday 31st听October, the meeting was a fantastic听and听timely听opportunity for our learners to have their voices heard听ahead of the summit.听These are the kind of experiences we tie into our courses and curriculum at Coleg Gwent to听enrich听your听learning experience.听听

John said: 鈥淭ackling the Climate Emergency is the most serious challenge our generation faces 鈥� not just in Wales and the UK, but across the planet. COP26 is a huge opportunity for countries to come together and commit to working together and find solutions to both reduce carbon emissions and protect our environment.听

Our young people are the future 鈥� and they must be listened to by world leaders. Their ideas to fight back against climate change must be acted upon at this conference. By failing to do so, we will be letting them down.鈥�听

Jayne commented: 鈥淛ohn and I were inspired by our discussion with Coleg Gwent students last week. It was a fantastic meeting and it is so clear that young people鈥檚 voices need to be heard. We owe it to this generation 鈥� and the generations that will come next 鈥� to make a better future. The climate crisis really is central to that.听

At COP26, politicians must have vision and ambition to address the climate and nature emergency. Young voices in Wales will continue to demand those things at every possible occasion; it is the duty of world leaders to listen.鈥�听

Meeting local Senedd Members to discuss COP26 allowed our learners to apply their learning and understanding of politics, geography and the environment to real world issues, exploring how they can have a real impact by making their voices heard. Find out more about studying Government, Politics and Geography at our听next Open Event.听