Climate Generation is excited to introduce our delegation of climate leaders from across Minnesota that will attend the UN’s international climate negotiations (COP28) in Dubai this November.

We’ve assembled a diverse group of youth, educators, farmers, artists, authors, and advocates who are passionate about addressing climate change and working towards an equitable future.

At COP28, world leaders will continue to strategize on the implementation of the Paris Agreement, which was ratified and signed in 2015. Particular to this COP, the negotiations aim to solidify national commitments to limit warming to 1.5 degrees, build climate resilience through loss and damage funding, and mobilize finance overall at scale. COP28 will also be the culmination of the two-year Global Stocktake; looking at where the world stands on climate action and support, identifying the gaps, and working together to agree on solutions pathways to 2030 and beyond.

Our Delegation’s Goals

At COP28, our delegation will be actively engaged in civil society events and partnership to humanize the climate conference experience, shedding light on the stories that so often don’t make it into mainstream media during the two-week event. We are also excited to be supporting the first ever Entertainment + Culture Pavilion, which will highlight the importance of climate storytelling while featuring an amazing lineup of artists and entertainers, including our own delegates!

Meet the Delegates

Sofía Mulholland Cerkvenik

she/her/ella
Saint Paul Public Schools

Keith M. Dent

JUST B SOLAR

Sabrina Deriche

she/her
Stanford University, Student

Denise Fosse

she/her
Climate Generation

Makayla Freeman

she/her
Youth N’Power and MN Interfaith Power & Light

Abby Hartzell

she/her
Fridley High School

Yvonne Mongare

she/her
Sophomore Honors Nursing Student at the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities

Carolina Ortiz

she/her
COPAL MN, University of Minnesota

Analyah Schlaeger dos Santos

she/her/ela
Youth N’Power and MN Interfaith Power & Light

Erin Sharkey

she/they
The Fields at Rootsprings Retreat Center, Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, Free Black Dirt

Ramiro Vazquez, Jr.

he/him
Climate Generation

Ramier Villarama

he/him
Macalester College, Student & Artist

Diane Wilson

she/her
Full-time Writer, Speaker and Educator

Register now to meet our delegates and special partners from the Entertainment + Culture Pavilion in a Pre-COP28 livestream on November 20, 11:30 CT.

Follow Along with the Window into COP28 Digest

Throughout COP28, our email digest will provide regular updates and insights from our delegation, as well as accessible policy summaries of what is happening during the negotiations.

Follow social media channels and subscribe to the every-other-day COP28 Digest to stay informed about the latest developments and our delegates’ on-the-ground experience in Dubai. By subscribing for the Nov 30–December 12 program, you will:

⭐ Understand climate change action on a global scale
⭐ First access to videos, blogs, and interviews with leaders around the world
⭐ Gain the language and tools to talk about climate change with your community or students

Are you an educator? Join us November 15 at 5:00PM CT, for our Teach Climate Network Workshop: Using the Power of Education to Create Climate Action in your Community featuring both of our educator COP delegates! Register here.

Engage your students in global climate policy and action during this year’s COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates! Climate Generation’s newly updated COP Educator Toolkit provides a general history and overview of the international climate negotiations (and related activities).

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Introducing Climate Generation’s COP28 Delegation