This is how Vihaan and Nav, winners of 2021 International Children’s Peace Prize, are doing their bit to clean up Delhi's air...
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00:50We were addressing the root cause of air pollution or the climate crisis,
00:53which was waste, because more than 30% of Delhi's air pollution
00:56is directly or indirectly caused by waste.
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01:11We started planting these trees and these native trees
01:14in urban areas, right?
01:16We started planting them in patches, 200-300 trees per patch,
01:20native trees, not only to increase biodiversity,
01:23but also to reduce air pollution.
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01:47You have to be practical and think of solutions that are easy for people,
01:51because, you know, as we saw with one step, you know,
01:54when we did a door-to-door pickup,
01:57it was exceptionally easy for people to just leave their waste outside.
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02:32I think the time for commitments is over
02:35and time for action is there right now.
02:37There are plenty of young people who are finding these solutions
02:40all over the world. You have to encourage them.
02:42That would be our message to them, that you have to encourage young people.
02:46Our thought process is that we need to get the whole world zero waste.