Baku, Azerbaijan – November 2024 – A 14-year-old Climate Champion, Swanik Choudhury, of class IX and his mother Climate Chaperon Mrs. Swati Choudhury, a class V teacher, both of “Don Bosco School Park Circus Kolkata”, attended COP29 meeting held in Baku, Azerbaijan. “Swanik has taken proactive steps toward environmental conservation, including setting up compost pits, implementing rainwater harvesting, maintaining a kitchen garden, and planting saplings,” said his Principal, Father V.C. George. Swanik was invited to speak on a discussion panel regarding the contribution of different sectors to the growing environmental problems, and shared his role in Don Bosco's climate committee, the "Green Movement." "I spoke about our school's extensive measures to combat climate change, from planting trees and donating clothes to literacy programs and spreading the motto of ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’” he explained. "Meeting campaigners and activists from around the world reinforced my belief in the power of unity" he finallyu added. During the event Swanik was also declared a Climate Ambassador by the United Nations Agency for Development and Peace (UNADAP).