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'I think they’ll give me a detention but it’ll be worth it.'

Extinction rebellion, the climate strikes, Greta Thunberg and even the BBC and Netflix have changed the conversation on climate change. Even more than I expected—there’s now a groundswell of public concern that human impact on the planet is unacceptable and we’re smart enough to correct it.

Brilliant, I thought—and then there was that moment of doubt. Is this because of me? Have I influenced her in some way and she is doing this to please her dad? I decided to have a chat with her to find out why she is going to strike.Abbie: Because the government isn’t doing anything about climate change. I want to convince people that global warming is more important than everything else.

What most struck me was Abbie’s views on politicians, and her bewilderment at why leaders aren’t doing the right thing. Maybe her generation will demand better leaders—ones that really care about people and the planet, not just their strange, skewed political Game of Thrones.

 

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