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As much as it would be great if a sole individual could have major impacts on the climate change fight… No individual can stop climate change. Try as you may, you cannot negotiate a settlement with planet Earth.

What we can do, however, is work together, as one earth. We must create hope and show determination to act for the climate. The solutions and technologies are well within our reach if we plan, invest decisively, and most importantly, act now, leaving no one behind.

The climate crisis is getting worse by the day, as we face catastrophic extreme weather events all over the world. Global warming is fast approaching the 1.5 degrees level we have pledged to avoid. This is a tipping point that threatens lives and livelihoods across our entire planet.

If we keep on digging ourselves deeper into the hole that ha been created, there will surely be no way to get out. Now I am not a pessimist, but the true facts of the matter show that the disruptive and increasingly lethal effects of unsustainable production and consumption patterns have started to show its effect. From degraded ecosystems, disappearing forests, and collapsing glaciers to receding shorelines, heatwaves, and floods. If we want future generations to inherit a habitable world, we have to change the paradigm. I know I am still young and unable to do things like run for congress and vote – but I have hope. We can change the fate of our world!