Youth Climate Activist: ‘There Is No Economy, There Is No Functioning Society’ Without Climate Laws

QUIJANO And what message ░░░░░░░░ you specifically want lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ lead with on Wednesday ░░░░░░░░ I want lawmakers to ░░░░░░░░ with the message that ░░░░░░░░ climate action is the ░░░░░░░░ practical and sensible way ░░░░░░░░ going about anything When ░░░░░░░░ was at the hearing ░░░░░░░░ were so many politicians ░░░░░░░░ were saying We need ░░░░░░░░ be sensible We can ░░░░░░░░ be too crazy or ░░░░░░░░ but the only sensible ░░░░░░░░ is to take action ░░░░░░░░ the climate crisis There ░░░░░░░░ no you know all ░░░░░░░░ politicians were talking about ░░░░░░░░ economy There is no ░░░░░░░░ There is no functioning ░░░░░░░░ on a planet that ░░░░░░░░ in ecological collapse Without ░░░░░░░░ air clean water a ░░░░░░░░ climate and a livable ░░░░░░░░ you cannot have a ░░░░░░░░ economy You cannot have ░░░░░░░░ of these things that ░░░░░░░░ lot of the Republican ░░░░░░░░ were talking about as ░░░░░░░░ on why they couldn ░░░░░░░░ take climate action You ░░░░░░░░ to be smart about ░░░░░░░░ and realize that I ░░░░░░░░ like a lot of ░░░░░░░░ politicians just need to ░░░░░░░░ up and stop with ░░░░░░░░ petty excuses that they ░░░░░░░░ t take climate action ░░░░░░░░ China isn t doing ░░░░░░░░ or they made all ░░░░░░░░ these crazy excuses but ░░░░░░░░ young people saw through ░░░░░░░░ B S and saw ░░░░░░░░ they really are in ░░░░░░░░ pockets of the fossil ░░░░░░░░ and animal agriculture industries ░░░░░░░░ said enough is enough ░░░░░░░░ need you to take ░░░░░░░░ because anything other than ░░░░░░░░ climate action is criminal ░░░░░░░░ Because at least in ░░░░░░░░ States we have the ░░░░░░░░ rights to life liberty ░░░░░░░░ the pursuit of happiness ░░░░░░░░ continuing to make the ░░░░░░░░ crisis worse these politicians ░░░░░░░░ knowingly denying our rights ░░░░░░░░ those things because you ░░░░░░░░ t have life liberty ░░░░░░░░ the pursuit of happiness ░░░░░░░░ clean air clean water ░░░░░░░░ a livable planet.”