President Obama and Columbia Climate School at COP26

Alex Halliday, Ruth DeFries, Barack Obama, and Jason Bordoff

November 19, 2021

The Obama Foundation and Columbia Climate School organized a roundtable discussion with President Obama (CC'83) and a group of young climate activists at the recent COP26 in Glasgow. The group discussed the importance of youth climate activism and how to accelerate climate action. 

Learn more about the COP26 roundtable with President Obama here.


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