Casper ter Kuile and Maddy Evans

Although of Dutch extraction, Casper grew up in Sussex and has been effectively domesticated into an Earl Grey-drinking Englishman. While studying at the University of Warwick, his activism has led him to work with People & Planet, Oxfam and WWF, as well as on a number of local projects. In June 2008, he spent two weeks in the Arctic where climate change became suddenly very personal to him. On his return, and following successful examples around the world, he co-founded the UK Youth Climate Coalition to unite diverse groups of young people to voice their generational concern on climate change, and to support the vibrant youth climate movement that is forming in the UK. This winter, the UKYCC formed the first ever UK Youth Delegation to go to the UN Climate Negotiations in Poland, and currently is working on bringing powershift to the UK this autumn. He firmly believes that young people are perhaps the most valuable untapped resource around and is passionate about the real leadership they can demonstrate on the international stage.

Maddy: I am 23, I live in East London. My day job is as an administrator and most of the rest of the time I campaign on Climate Change. I have been involved in the Camp for Climate Action since 2006. The main aims of the camp are, taking direct action on the root causes of climate change, demonstrating sustainable living, education and movement building. I got involved in climate camp because I realised that governments and corporations don't listen to polite requests, no matter how urgent the problem.

As well as campaigning and taking action on climate change, being involved in the camp has been an opportunity to meet some amazing people, see consensus decision making in action, and realise how important it is that as we build a campaign against climate change we also build an effective and sustainable movement for social change.