An Oxford University student is one of three young people from the UK taking part in the first-ever Mock Education Ministers Summit.

The event will see young people globally come together to call for dramatic improvements to climate education from Education Ministers.

Molly Scrase-Kings, a third-year Biochemistry Student at Oxford University, will be among the hundreds taking part from more than 80 countries.

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Ahead of the summit, the delegates from each country have submitted statements on climate education issues.

These young people, aged between 14 and 30, will come together virtually at a two-day summit, organised by Mock COP, this weekend to produce a unified statement for climate education and a set of asks for Education Ministers.

This statement will then be presented to world leaders at COP28 later this year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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The summit is taking place on International Youth Day (August 12), and one month before world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

The group will attend panel discussions, participate in negotiations using their country statements, and hear talks from influential speakers including activist and organiser Xiye Bastida.

Mock COP was the youth partner for the first-ever Education and Environment Ministers Summit at COP26.

David Okenwa, Mock COP campaign coordinator, aged 23, from Nigeria said: “The limited climate education in schools is focusing on the problems and ignores the solutions, leaving young people, like me, unprepared to face the effects of the climate crisis.

"We need to urgently change this.

"As youth, our voices often go unheard in decisions that shape our future but we are calling for Education Ministers to step-up and to make ambitious commitments for quality solution-focused climate education ahead of COP28.”