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The Role of Youth in Addressing Europe’s Innovation Emergency

BRUSSELS, Belgium (April 13, 2011)

Climate Change – Who Cares?

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands (December 2, 2009)

The Topic of the Century through the eyes of tomorrow’s leaders from over 120 countries.

Climate change is the greatest threat of all, and the problem is manmade. That is the opinion of “tomorrow’s leaders”, more than 3,000 university students and young professionals in 122 countries. However, while almost all of them are very concerned about climate change, not so many feel engaged in climate change issues.

Next week today’s leaders will meet in Copenhagen to determine how to deal with future climate change challenges. Ultimately their success depends on the leaders of tomorrow. Young people’s views on climate change are key to understanding and shaping the future.Kairos Future, the international futures research and strategy development firm, and AIESEC, the world’s largest youth-run organization, surveyed global youth in November 2009 to find out what tomorrow’s leaders really think.

World’s Largest Youth-Run Organisation joins with Robert Swan to Debate Climate Change on the Road to COP-15

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands (November 09, 2009)

Today, AIESEC joins 2041 to celebrate the homecoming of the Voyage for Cleaner Energy yacht. Robert Swan, OBE will join in discussion with Aman Jain, president of AIESEC International to further explore the need for youth education and action around climate change. Panelists also include Maayke Damen, the first youth representative in the Dutch delegation for the UN; Eric van Eerdenburg, director and initiator of the popular annual festival Lowlands and Prof. Wouter van Dieren, President, IMSA Amsterdam. The panel discussion will take place from 10:00 to 11:30 am at the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal.

Robert Swan states “To celebrate the return of our brave yacht ’2041′ after 10 years on ‘The Voyage for Cleaner Energy’, I look forward to debating with the leaders of tomorrow and seeing 2041′s inspiration drive the young people of The Netherlands into action to save our planet”.

“Young people are the leaders of today who will deliver on the promise of tomorrow. Lets Act NOW!” commented Aman Jain, President of AIESEC. One third of 2041’s most recent Inspire Antarctic Expeditions were AIESEC members from China, Brazil, Germany, South Africa, Australia, Denmark, Ecuador, Sweden and India.

Both AIESEC and 2041 are hopeful that today’s youth will raise their voices as we head towards important negotiations at COP15.

AIESEC is the world’s largest youth-run organization, present in 107 countries around the world. AIESEC’s international platform enables young people to explore and develop their leadership potential for them to have a positive impact in society. 2041 was founded by polar explorer, environmental leader and public speaker Robert Swan, OBE to inform, engage and inspire the next generation of leaders to take action for a more sustainable world. Swan has dedicated his life to the preservation of Antarctica by the promotion of recycling, renewable energy and sustainability to combat the effects of climate change.

Further information on AIESEC is available at www.aiesec.org

Further information on 2041 is available at www.2041.com