The European Climate Pact is a movement of people united around a common cause, each taking steps in their own worlds to build a more sustainable Europe.

Launched by the European Commission, the Pact is part of the European Green Deal and is helping the EU to meet its goal to become climate-neutral by 2050.

The objectives of the climate pact are to raise awareness of climate issues and EU actions, encourage climate action & catalyse engagement and connect citizens and organisations that act on climate and help them to learn from each other.As part of the EU Climate Pact initiative, MIEMA (www.miema.org), as the Pact’s country coordinator in Malta, with the support of Agenzija Zghazagh Gozo Youth Service, organised a cine-forum event for youths in Gozo on Saturday.

The aim of the activity was to showcase the impact of climate change on our planet through short documentaries and engage the younger generation in an open discussion on possible adaptation and mitigation strategies for our island.The youth forum was held at the new Amphitheatre in San Lawrenz and was attended by students from different schools in Gozo.

The activity was addressed by one of the Pact ambassadors, Mr Noel Formosa – Mayor of San Lawrenz, who moderated the discussion with the youths and presented several environmentally friendly initiatives implemented in the locality, including local campaigns to promote clean energy and the deployment of an electric vehicle and electric bikes for use by the residents.

Further information on the EU Climate Pact is available on the following link: https://climate-pact.europa.eu/

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