" Start facing the reality of the climate crisis or step down. "
They are leading the climate youth movement in their countries. And they’ve all got a message for world leaders.
Brut nature met these young activists at the C40 Cities summit.
They are leading the climate youth movement in their countries. And they’ve all got a message for world leaders.
Brut nature met these young activists at the C40 Cities summit.
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00:00You are killing our mother with your waste.
00:03Our earth is dying.
00:05Take climate action now to protect the future.
00:08We are the future and we demand climate action now.
00:12Every major issue that you are dealing with as a leader,
00:16poverty, migration, inequality, and all other big issues,
00:21will be exacerbated by climate change.
00:23Climate change needs to be addressed in parallel with all other major issues.
00:27It's not about picking trash, Mr. President.
00:30It's about climate.
00:32And climate is much, much bigger.
00:34And don't deny it.
00:36Don't pretend like it's worthless.
00:38Stop it.
00:40Stop this mess.
00:41Use your power.
00:42Use your brain.
00:45Use the scientific facts.
00:46Use the power of all these people that want to help you to achieve the goal.
00:51If you are in the position you are in today, it's not for nothing.
00:54We gave you our trust and we thought you were capable of regulating
01:00as many societies as possible as you are managing today.
01:04Do everything in your power to put an end to this very, very bad dogma.
01:09I hope that you begin to take this problem seriously.
01:13I certainly know that young people all over the world,
01:16that we take it very seriously.
01:18So if you want to listen to us, which you really should be doing,
01:22then start acting now.
01:23Start making policies that will make the world greener.
01:27We don't want all your little, your rhetoric and your words and everything.
01:31We want you to actually do stuff.
01:33I want to tell all political leaders to listen to their people and their needs.
01:38Not all of us face climate change in the same way,
01:41but together we can raise our voices and take real actions
01:44that are not just words.
01:46They need to take into account the actions of young people.
01:49We need to be at the negotiating table.
01:51And decide together the future of our generation.
01:54One of the actions would be to stop financing oil companies
02:01and invest more in renewable energy.
02:03I want to see you take actions to reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions
02:07and have a just transition to renewable energy.
02:10But I also want to see you hold polluters accountable
02:13because I believe those who are causing our planet to warm up
02:15need to be held accountable for the violation of our rights.
02:18Start facing the reality of the climate crisis or step down.
02:24Because being a climate leader is now part of your job description.
02:28The only way to measure your success is to be able to go home
02:31and to look into your child's eyes if you have one.
02:34And if you can't look into their eyes and say,
02:37I've literally done absolutely everything possible to save your future,
02:41there's not a single stone I've left unturned,
02:43there's not a single sacrifice I haven't made.
02:46If you can't say that, then you aren't doing enough.
02:49You need to be able to set aside your comfort,
02:52you need to be able to set aside your popularity,
02:54to set aside your money to do what's right.
02:56And if you can't do that, then maybe being a public servant
02:59and being a leader is not the right job for you.
03:02Money doesn't buy life.
03:04Money doesn't buy water.
03:06Money doesn't buy food.
03:08Money doesn't buy our future.
03:10We don't want your pity.
03:12And we don't want your praise.
03:14We want you to act.
03:16We want you to...
03:18We want to see ambitious and radical climate action.
03:22And we want to see it now.