GREEN champions from across the UK have been honoured by a green electricity firm - including a 19-year-old from Somerset.

Mya-Rose Craig, from Compton Marton, is included in the ScottishPower COP26 Green Power List.

The list honours people who are going 'above and beyond' to fight against climate change.

ScottishPower asked communities to share inspiring stories of people in their area, and the top 26 nominees became part of the Green Power List.

Mya-Rose is an environmentalist and diversity activist who runs nature camps for teenagers through her not-for-profit Black2Nature. The camps encourage community cohesion and allow young people to reconnect with nature.

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The nominees were shortlisted by a judging panel made up of experts from ScottishPower.

Judges of the list included Sam Gardner, head of climate change & sustainability at ScottishPower, Lexi Parfitt, head of communications at WWF Scotland and professor Tahseen Jafry, director at the centre for climate justice at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Keith Anderson, CEO of ScottishPower, said: “Congratulations to all of the outstanding green champions being recognised in our COP26 Green Power List.

"They have made an outstanding effort fighting climate change, despite being faced with challenges over the past year as a result of the ongoing pandemic.

"They have continued to tackle the climate crisis and their selfless actions deserve to be celebrated.

“We are proud to honour them and provide them with a platform to continue their invaluable work.

"The COP26 Green Power list reflects those who are truly making a difference to the climate crisis and I hope their stories inspires others to take action as we all need to play our part in keeping the 1.5 threshold alive.”

ScottishPower is a principal partner of the United Nations COP26 Climate Change Conference.

The company is the UK’s only integrated energy company and generates 100% green electricity from offshore and onshore wind.

Future plans for the company include new solar, wind and battery infrastructure, green hydrogen facilities and upgrading parts of the country’s energy network to accommodate the increase in demand for electricity.

To view the COP26 Green Power List and for further information, visit the ScottishPower website at scottishpower.com/pages/green_power_list.aspx.