More than getting through a global pandemic that has already taken hundreds of thousands of lives around the world, our true feat is even larger: to secure our long-term health and the health of the ecosystems upon which we depend for life. To do that, we have to cut our emissions in half in the next ten years, and continue to reduce it beyond that. And to succeed in that, we need to fundamentally shift the way we do EVERYTHING.

We thought that the world was an endless supply of whatever we wanted… I know it sounds hard to believe, but that is the way it was.

My desire is for clean air, clean water, rich soil, and healthy nutritious food for you and all children always everywhere.

I promise that I will plant more trees in places where there are none.

There is a place on this planet called the Amazon, and I don’t mean the online shopping site (is that still a thing in your time?).

I commit to demanding that politicians that want my vote, my time, my substantial help and expertise are people who seek to address climate change seriously and talk about it boldly.

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

For the pale blue dot we live on, a precious beauty, I try to help.

I will never give up on you, on humanity, on the future.