I am Greta Thunberg, I am 15 years old and I am from Sweden.
I speak on behalf of Climate Justice now.
Many people say that Sweden is just a small country
and it does not matter what we do,
but I believe that we are never too small to make a difference.
And if a few children can get headlights all over the world
just by not going to school then imagine
what we all can do together if we really wanted to.
But to do that we have to speak clearly
no matter how uncomfortable that may be.
You only speak of a green eternal economic growth
because you are too scared of being unpopular?
You only talk about moving forward
with the same bad ideas that got us into this mess,
even when the only sensible thing to do is pull the emergency break.
You are not mature enough to tell it like it is.
Even that burden you leave to us children. But I don’t care about being popular.
I care about Climate Justice and a living planet.
Our civilization is being sacrificed for the opportunity
of a very small number of people to continue
making enormous amounts of money.
Our biosphere is being sacrificed so that rich people
in countries like mine can live in luxury.
It is the sufferings of the many which pay for the luxuries of the few.
The year 2078, I will celebrate my 75th birthday.
If I have children maybe they will spend that day with me.
Maybe they will ask me about you.
Maybe they will ask why you didn’t do anything while there still was time to act.
You say you love your children above all else
and yet you are stealing their future in front of their very eyes.
Until you start focusing on what needs to be done,
rather than what is politically possible, there is no hope.
We cannot solve the crisis without treating it as a crisis.
We need to keep the fossil fuels in the ground, and we need to focus on equity.
And if solutions within this system are so impossible to find,
maybe we have to change the system itself.
We have not come here to beg world leaders to care.
You have ignored us in the past and you will ignore us again.
You have run out of excuses and we are running after time.
We have come here to let you know that change is coming,
whether you like it or not. The real power belongs to the people.
.
Many people say that Sweden is just a small country
and it does not matter what we do,
but I believe that we are never too small to make a difference.
And if a few children can get headlights all over the world
just by not going to school then imagine
what we all can do together if we really wanted to.
But to do that we have to speak clearly
no matter how uncomfortable that may be.
You only speak of a green eternal economic growth
because you are too scared of being unpopular?
You only talk about moving forward
with the same bad ideas that got us into this mess,
even when the only sensible thing to do is pull the emergency break.
You are not mature enough to tell it like it is.
Even that burden you leave to us children. But I don’t care about being popular.
I care about Climate Justice and a living planet.
Our civilization is being sacrificed for the opportunity
of a very small number of people to continue
making enormous amounts of money.
Our biosphere is being sacrificed so that rich people
in countries like mine can live in luxury.
It is the sufferings of the many which pay for the luxuries of the few.
The year 2078, I will celebrate my 75th birthday.
If I have children maybe they will spend that day with me.
Maybe they will ask me about you.
Maybe they will ask why you didn’t do anything while there still was time to act.
You say you love your children above all else
and yet you are stealing their future in front of their very eyes.
Until you start focusing on what needs to be done,
rather than what is politically possible, there is no hope.
We cannot solve the crisis without treating it as a crisis.
We need to keep the fossil fuels in the ground, and we need to focus on equity.
And if solutions within this system are so impossible to find,
maybe we have to change the system itself.
We have not come here to beg world leaders to care.
You have ignored us in the past and you will ignore us again.
You have run out of excuses and we are running after time.
We have come here to let you know that change is coming,
whether you like it or not. The real power belongs to the people.
.
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