Hello, my name is Clara and I am 16 years old. I come from Kiel, which is in Germany. Today in the evening we had our discussion about global warming and climate change. We were parted into groups which had to represent the EU, the USA, the AOSIS, the Business Alliance, the NGOs and the BRIC. The whole day was thought to prepare for the discussion and to get information about the opinion of the group you are representing. This was very interesting, but sometimes difficult, because you could not always identify with the opinion you had to take in the discussion. Nevertheless it was a good experience to do that.
In my opinion the conference was very formal, so that you had the feeling that it was real. Because everybody was very concentrated, we came to good results.
I liked the atmosphere and how we were speaking to each other. It was respectful and not shouting through the room or interrupting the others.
We all were trying to find a solution, which is acceptable for everyone and which is to save our world. All agreed that we cannot look away, while we are destroying the earth more and more. I think it was a good experience for all of us to see the opinions of the different parts of the world and presenting them.
On the whole I enjoy being here and speaking to other young people, hear their opinion and trying to find a solution together. I think our group is very nice and we all working together well. That’s very important for our results and the resolution.
I hope that we are doing this with the other topics, which are still to be discussed, too. Pictured: Clara (left) with Niklas & Anna at the NI Environmental Summit
