NEWS: Copenhagen Children’s Climate Forum declares: the time to fight climate change is now

Youth delegates hold up a copy of their finalized Declaration today in Copenhagen, during the closing of the Children's Climate Forum.

By Ricardo Pires

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, 4 December 2009 - After a week of intensive work and debate, about 160 young people from all over the globe finalized a Declaration today in Copenhagen, committing to personal changes in their own lives and demanding that governments worldwide take actions to protect our planet from the impacts of climate change.

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The document was presented to the President of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15), Connie Hedegaard, during the closing ceremony of the Children's Climate Forum, at Copenhagen's City Hall. Ms. Hedegaard is now expected to take the Declaration to world leaders at the COP15, starting next Monday, 7 December.

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