In 2009, 200 university and middle school students were chosen to attend Young Ambassadors’ Climate Camp based on their performance in the Green Your School competition (GYS) and the Sustainable Innovation Student Competition (SISC). Through interactive workshops, field trips and public engagement activities, the camp equips participants with skills such as project management, communications, and innovation. It also provides the information they need to fulfil their responsibilities as Climate Champions. In cooperation with UNICEF China and National Development and Reform Commission, a select group of Champions was selected to attend COP15 in Copenhagen, where they had the opportunity to broadcast their views to world leaders.

In December 2009, the British Council brought Climate Champions from more than 40 countries, including 7 high school students and 11 SISC winners from China, to the COP15 negotiations in Copenhagen. This provided an opportunity for them to witness and experience an important international conference and to voice the opinions of young people and thus influence discussions and decision-making there. Please click to see the Young Ambassadors’ blog http://611968485.qzone.qq.com/

In order to encourage a greener lifestyle among households at community level, all the Climate Champions will also develop their own Eco-Team Community Projects from December 2009 to February 2010.

Climate Champions have also participated in the following activities:

• In July 2009, Climate Champions organised the Climate Cool Gig concert. They tried to use arts and culture to raise the public awareness of climate change.

• In May 2009, Climate Champions from previous years organised a publicity event on climate change and engaged almost 400 contestants in the CCTV Outlook English Competition to participate.

• In July 2008 we selected 30 Climate Champions from the Green Your School competition in different cities to travel around China by train with Champions from India, talking to different environmental organizations along the way. Please click to learn more about the Climate Champions’ Green Journey.

• In March 2008, three Climate Champions from Beijing, Chengdu and Hong Kong gathered in London along with International Climate Champions from 12 other countries. They worked together to prepare for the G8 Environmental Ministers’ Meeting in Kobe, Japan in May 2008. Please click to learn more about Climate Champions’ challenge to the G8 Environmental Ministers on tackling climate change.

• In February 2008, Climate Champions interviewed the then Foreign Minister David Miliband MP.

• In January 2008, one Climate Champion attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.