Cecilia Bottino (bottom middle) and other summit participants. Photo courtesy: Matt Stanton
Proposing climate-conscious policies for a foreign country and coordinating virtual meetings across time zones these were among the tasks given to senior Cecilia Bottino and her fellow attendees as part of an international climate change summit.
During February break, Bottino participated in the 2021 Knovva Academy s G20 Virtual Summit on Climate Change and the Future of Humanity. The summit brought students from around the globe together for four days of learning about the climate crisis and brainstorming solutions.
As a three-year member of the Global Education Club at Wareham High School, Bottino said she learned about the summit from her teacher, Col. Matt Stanton. She also knew two students who participated in the summit in 2019 when it was held in Beijing, instead of remotely due to the coronavirus.