The children of the revolution
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One generation of world leaders has failed to halt climate change. The next generation intend to change all that.
By Suna Erdem
One of the unexpected delights of the Cop27 climate conference was the Indian activist Licypriya Kangujam’s dogged questioning of Britain’s climate minister, Zac Goldsmith, about the UK’s jailed climate protesters. She chased him along corridors and through the doors that his entourage were trying to close in her face. Afterwards, she said, importantly: ‘We need to hold lawmakers accountable for their political decisions.’
Kangujam is 11. She is part of the newest generation of climate activists who are putting adult politicians to shame with their straight talking and persistent demands, and they’re getting louder and angrier as the world’s temperatures reach catastrophic tipping points.
Amid the push for more action in the small window the world has left to avoid the worst, 2023 is set to be the year of youthful activists from the global south who, like K...
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