Surrounded by scientists who shared my fears and visions, I often had a hard time to accept that outside our small community climate change received marginal attention.

My hopes have always been to live in a brighter and better generation, where women are respected around the world, human rights are respected and last but not least where animals and mother nature is cared for by us individuals.

Don’t ever let anyone tell you your actions don’t matter. Every single thing you do matters. You matter.

I can now see that the solutions are there, that a transition of the magnitude that is needed, is possible.

I became an activist to be part of a force to save the natural world and go 100% clean energy.

I will fight for this cause and I will never ever give up because we, the youngsters, are the hope.

You are young and have a rich future ahead of you. I am retired and aiming for a high quality of cultural life and comfort with whatever time remains to me. I do not want to see a world whose elders sacrifice your future for their short-term needs and personal gain. So it’s up to you and me to speak out.

I will keep trying Kaydence, I promise. And I hope we can look back together in 2050 and smile, knowing that our Earth is healthy once again.