Youths at the age of 18-30, still remain on the margins of participation in conferences. Skill-building and mentoring opportunities can cure marginal youth participation. Youth involvement must be built into various aspects of conference programming.

A response from a group of scientists’ — including 6 members of the National Academy, 3 IPCC Lead Authors, and 1 IPCC Co-Chair — to Dr. Nadine Unger’s September 21, New York Times Op-Ed, “To Save the Planet, Don’t Plant Trees”.