Sally Higgins

Sally is the COP31 Presidency Youth Climate Champion. She is committed to ensuring young people, particularly those from regional and climate-affected communities, have meaningful opportunities to contribute to climate decision-making. Sally has experience across government and industry in climate and natural resource policy, and most recently worked at Nous Group, where she led projects on community transition planning, regional economic diversification and natural resource strategy. Through this work, she has supported inclusive, evidence-based and locally grounded approaches to the transition. As a Nuffield Farming Scholar, she has developed an international network and a systems-level understanding of climate, land use and community outcomes.