​Wellington College pupils to represent Berkshire at COP26

A Level students, Georgiana Nason and Cindy Guo, have been selected out of almost 200 applicants to join heads of state, climate experts and campaigners to agree coordinated action to tackle climate change.

UK Schools Sustainability Network (UKSSN) is taking a diverse group of sixth form students from across the UK to Glasgow for COP26.

Out of 192 applicants at national level, 40 pupils were selected to form a team representing the UKSSN. Within that group, 20 were selected to create a youth delegation that will travel to Glasgow to participate and attend a series of events.

Two remarkable young girls, from Wellington College in Berkshire, have been selected to be part of the team: Georgiana Nason and Cindy Guo, are both studying for their A Levels and vibrant members of the Wellington College sustainability programme. Their ideas and concepts with regard to climate change have been exceptional and this has been reflected in their successful applications with UKSSN to represent the Berkshire constituency. Georgiana was selected to be part of the youth delegation travelling to Glasgow.

Ana Romero, Head of Sustainability at Wellington College, said: "Georgiana and Cindy have been great students. Their contributions to the sustainability programme have always been outstanding, and they earned the title of sustainability ambassadors. They worked very hard in their application to UKSSN, trying to achieve a place in one of the world’s most crucial high-level conferences, this is an outstanding achievement, not only for the courage to apply but also for the significant commitment they are adopting before, during and after attending COP26."