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For the last ten months I have been school striking for the climate outside of my school every Friday morning. Why? Because I am afraid for my future.
By Holly Gillibrand
My name is Holly Gillibrand. I’m a 14-year-old environmentalist from Fort William.
That is something that no child should ever have to say, but in the 21st century my generation finds ourselves in a position where if we do not act now on the defining crisis of our time - climate and ecological breakdown - we may not have a future.
Scientists say that by the year 2030, climate breakdown will spiral out of control unless unprecedented changes in all aspects of our society have taken place. I will be 25-years-old, barely out of university and with my whole life ahead of me.
‘Adults who disagree with the climate strikes often tell us that we should stay in school and get a good education. They then say that when we have become adults with the scientific knowledge required to solve this problem we can make the changes...
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