Youth Climate Activist: ‘By the Time I’m Old Enough’ to Run for Office It’s Too Late to Save Planet

QUIJANO Jamie let me ░░░░░░░░ you you talk about ░░░░░░░░ You ve talked about ░░░░░░░░ for office and you ░░░░░░░░ lawmakers Wednesday that it ░░░░░░░░ be too late to ░░░░░░░░ acting on climate change ░░░░░░░░ the time you re ░░░░░░░░ enough to fill a ░░░░░░░░ Is being elected still ░░░░░░░░ goal for you Do ░░░░░░░░ believe lawmakers are actually ░░░░░░░░ ones who must make ░░░░░░░░ change MARGOLIN I mean ░░░░░░░░ s tricky because right ░░░░░░░░ whenever I go lobbying ░░░░░░░░ was just spending like ░░░░░░░░ days straight with my ░░░░░░░░ Zero Hour We were ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol Hill for ░░░░░░░░ days straight just lobbying ░░░░░░░░ meetings and meetings and ░░░░░░░░ And what we get ░░░░░░░░ of the time is ░░░░░░░░ who will not pledge ░░░░░░░░ take any action They ░░░░░░░░ just pat us on ░░░░░░░░ head and be like ░░░░░░░░ job you re so ░░░░░░░░ you re so inspiring ░░░░░░░░ someday you should run ░░░░░░░░ office and you can ░░░░░░░░ action on climate which ░░░░░░░░ messed up because we ░░░░░░░░ have about 18 months ░░░░░░░░ in order to create ░░░░░░░░ political environment in order ░░░░░░░░ solve the climate crisis ░░░░░░░░ it s too late ░░░░░░░░ as a 17 year ░░░░░░░░ for them to throw ░░░░░░░░ on a 17 year ░░░░░░░░ s shoulders and say ░░░░░░░░ you grow up you ░░░░░░░░ do this No By ░░░░░░░░ time I grow up ░░░░░░░░ s too late So ░░░░░░░░ mean on Monday I ░░░░░░░░ to meet Alexandria Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ congresswoman who is an ░░░░░░░░ of mine and I ░░░░░░░░ up to her So ░░░░░░░░ goal is you know ░░░░░░░░ was standing out there ░░░░░░░░ the balcony where presidents ░░░░░░░░ inaugurated and I was ░░░░░░░░ out and I was ░░░░░░░░ Maybe I will be ░░░░░░░░ up here getting inaugurated ░░░░░░░░ So it s not ░░░░░░░░ that dream is gone ░░░░░░░░ my dream is not ░░░░░░░░ become an elected official ░░░░░░░░ I can solve the ░░░░░░░░ crisis Because by the ░░░░░░░░ I m old enough ░░░░░░░░ be an elected official ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ too late My political ░░░░░░░░ or lack of who ░░░░░░░░ things could change I ░░░░░░░░ only 17 I haven ░░░░░░░░ really started college applications ░░░░░░░░ though I m kind ░░░░░░░░ behind on them so ░░░░░░░░ probably should do that ░░░░░░░░ if that s the ░░░░░░░░ I decide to go ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t matter ░░░░░░░░ right now with the ░░░░░░░░ who are holding the ░░░░░░░░ right now they are ░░░░░░░░ ones whether we like ░░░░░░░░ or not that are ░░░░░░░░ power within this tiny ░░░░░░░░ window the doors closing ░░░░░░░░ we have this tiny ░░░░░░░░ to take action before ░░░░░░░░ s too late QUIJANO ░░░░░░░░ activist Jamie Margolin Clearly ░░░░░░░░ you are passionate about ░░░░░░░░ you believe in Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for sharing ░░░░░░░░ perspective with us MARGOLIN ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ me.”