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Hello,

Alexander Meeus Have you all noticed the temperature

changes in the summer of 2017? Some
days would drench us with rain while
others would reach above 30 degrees
Celsius. While the hot summer days weren’t

a big issue for many, it still belongs to one of
the consequences climate change carries that
Ergys Brocaj will impact future generations.
Founder My Utopia

Many people have tried to express their worry on
this problem in their own way. Whether it is done by
posting a message on Facebook or discussing this with
a friend over a cup of coff ee. They do it to elicit a sense
of urgency to their peers and policy makers. It is clearly this

sense of urgency that lacks in our society.

We could write pages full of reproaches, but talking without undertaking
anything is a waste of time and energy. Hence, my youth movement My
Utopia took a leading role to become active in this matter. We wanted to wake
up our peers by asking the question ‘What can we do for a better climate?’. We
wanted to organize our own climate conference. That is exactly what we did! After
a few weeks of hard labour we staged our own climate change conference for today’s
youth in Brussels. One thing was clear: we, youngsters are concerned about climate
change. It bothers us. Approximately hundred people gathered and debated with one
another. We searched for solutions to save our climate, and we managed to have our

very own climate agreement, which you will be reading below.

As a youth movement we didn’t only take this initiative to strengthen the youth’s voice
in political debates, but we did it to show that we care about our climate. We want to
prove that we can do more than just tweeting about it, that we can hold a constructive
and sensible debate about it. Also, we can constructively enter a debate about this
subject. We perceive organizations, policy makers and corporations as an ally in our
fi ght for a better climate. It is our wish to get more involved in matters that will aff ect
our future.

Finally, I would like to thank the participants, the sponsors and team, which consists
of Asher, Charlotte, Stephanie and Anton.

Cheers,
Ergys

Ergys Brocaj @BrocajErgys Ergys Brocaj engys.brocaj@hotmail.com

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