Local youth fighting for climate action on world stage

The COP30 UN Climate Conference is underway in Belém, Brazil, and a couple of local Lake Country high school students are among the delegates.

Liberty Sanderson and Carter Mochinski from École George Elliot Secondary, are among thousands of youth around the world calling for urgent climate action.

The two are part of #Decarbonize, the world’s largest school-based climate education program.

Watch the video as we caught up with Carter before he flew to Brazil.

"By sharing their learning on the world stage, Liberty and Carter are showing the power of developing student agency," said Jon Rever, Superintendent of Schools. "Like so many of their peers, these students follow their curiosity, share their enthusiasm, and empower each other to make change in the world."

“I want to protect and preserve the land for future generations. I can’t stand by and let our earth be destroyed, and that is why I will stand up for it," Mochinski, who is in Grade 12, said. "I have big ideas and want to see change now. My perspective deserves to be heard on the world stage."