Event report

Junior European Parliament ambassadors, students who are involved in the European Parliament Ambassador School (EPAS) programme, are debating Europe’s future: How should Europe look like in 2050? There are multiple online events. All are structured around 5 topics of the Conference. These events differ from many others because the students involved are between 14 and 18 years old. About 50 students from 14 different EU member states participated in the online event. Students collaborated in small international teams to prepare presentations and proposals regarding Climate Change and the environment. They shared their proposals in the online event and voted for the proposal(s) they considered the most important. Students were able to discuss their proposals during the event with Mr Conor Galvin and Mrs Kate Devitt. Junior EP ambassadors proposed: Investing in the development of • Technology e.g. a Canadian drone reforestation company that modifies drones to fire rapidly germinating tree seeds into the soil. The company merge technology, software and ecological science to surpass traditional tree-planting efforts and rapidly accelerate global reforestation efforts. • Zero waste shops Shops that sell/use sustainable, eco-friendly and plastic- free items. • Renewable energy Today 29% of the world energy comes from renewable sources, this number should drastically increase • The Ocean CleanUp It aims to rid the oceans of plastic through the development and scaling of technologies. The introduction of • An award granted by the EU for the best climate effort • A „green council“ working on a base for verdicts of the EU justice in Luxembourg: • Behaviour violating the 1.5 ° C-duty can be punished