Students To Host Youth Climate Summit In Boulder

BOULDER, CO — The Climate Mobilization Summit will be held in Boulder Feb. 1, student leaders announced Wednesday. Hosted by the City of Boulder's Youth Opportunities Advisory Board, the summit will focus on "youth-centric climate solutions," organizers said.

The event will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave.

Speakers will include Congressman Joe Neguse; Marlow Baines, a Boulder high school senior who serves as co-youth director for Earth Guardians; and Jonathan Koehn from Boulder’s Climate Initiatives Department.

Barclay Shove, a senior at Fairview High School, is co-organizing the summit.

“Climate action calls for leadership from all of us. Current policymakers aren’t the ones who will face the biggest impacts. We are,” Shove said in a statement. “That’s why we think it is important to engage young people in the conversation about impactful solutions. Teens have great ideas. We want to hear them.”

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The summit will include presentations, a question-and-answer session and brainstorming workshops.

Participants will be asked to come up with climate change solutions that will be supported by young people.

The event is free and will include food and giveaways. Participants 13 and older are welcome, organizers said.

While RSVPs are not required to attend, students are asked to register in advance to help with planning.