Two TWU students travel to Egypt to observe the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27

 

Rea Klar and Sarah Demian's official status as COP27 Observers will allow them to help influence negotiators, report back to other students and constituents in B.C., and further mobilize for climate action.

 

Klar, originally from Williams Lake, and Demian, originally from Chilliwack, both have active roles in the Environmental Club at TWU and recently met with mayoral candidates in Langley to discuss local climate action.

 

As observers, both women will be officially representing the Christian Reformed Church of North America as part of the Christian Climate Observers Program (CCOP2022). This program brings emerging leaders from under-mobilized constituencies to the COP climate summits for an immersive experience of climate action.

 

Motivated for creation stewardship

Klar says that she is attending COP27 because “my generation will face the worst of the repercussions of global warming and so, it’s incredible that I get to educate myself through attending COP27. I get to build relationships of a lifetime with like-minded individuals from around the world and learn more about the direction we are heading globally regarding the climate crisis. Above all, I feel strongly called by God to be a steward of His glorious creations."

Demian’s hope for COP27 is "to see some sort of global change to reach climate action goals. The climate crisis is serious and too many people don’t realize that we need to act now. I'd love to see observers at COP27 share tangible steps for people to adopt in their own routines, but I’d also like to see world leaders making changes in their countries as a result of what was shared at COP27."

COP27, which runs November 7-18, 2022, will be the first meeting of the nations in which the Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, has been in full effect. Important preparations will be made for the first “global stocktake” scheduled for 2023 when the nations will report on the progress of their carbon reduction targets. Other important items on the COP27 agenda include discussions on emission reduction plans, and a review of nations' commitments to finance mitigation and adaption projects in developing nations.

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