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

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Livable planet ░░░░░░░░ ve talked about running ░░░░░░░░ office and you told ░░░░░░░░ Wednesday it would be ░░░░░░░░ late to start acting ░░░░░░░░ climate change by the ░░░░░░░░ you re old enough ░░░░░░░░ fill a seat Is ░░░░░░░░ elected still a goal ░░░░░░░░ you Do you believe ░░░░░░░░ are the ones who ░░░░░░░░ to make a change ░░░░░░░░ mean it s tricky ░░░░░░░░ right now whenever I ░░░░░░░░ lobbying I was just ░░░░░░░░ like three days straight ░░░░░░░░ my organization We were ░░░░░░░░ the capital for three ░░░░░░░░ straight having meetings and ░░░░░░░░ and meetings and what ░░░░░░░░ get all of the ░░░░░░░░ is politicians who will ░░░░░░░░ pledge to take any ░░░░░░░░ or they ll just ░░░░░░░░ us on the head ░░░░░░░░ be like good job ░░░░░░░░ re so cute so ░░░░░░░░ Maybe someday you should ░░░░░░░░ for office and take ░░░░░░░░ on climate which is ░░░░░░░░ up because we only ░░░░░░░░ about 18 months left ░░░░░░░░ order to create the ░░░░░░░░ environment before it s ░░░░░░░░ late As a 17 ░░░░░░░░ old for those to ░░░░░░░░ it on a 17 ░░░░░░░░ old shoulders saying you ░░░░░░░░ do this By the ░░░░░░░░ I grow up it ░░░░░░░░ too late On Monday ░░░░░░░░ got to meet the ░░░░░░░░ icon of mine I ░░░░░░░░ up to her I ░░░░░░░░ standing out there the ░░░░░░░░ where presidents are inaugurated ░░░░░░░░ I was looking out ░░░░░░░░ I was like maybe ░░░░░░░░ will stand up you ░░░░░░░░ getting inaugurated someday It ░░░░░░░░ not like that dream ░░░░░░░░ gone but my dream ░░░░░░░░ not to become an ░░░░░░░░ official so I can ░░░░░░░░ the climate crisis By ░░░░░░░░ time of old enough ░░░░░░░░ be an elected official ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ late My political aspirations ░░░░░░░░ lack of things could ░░░░░░░░ I m only 17 ░░░░░░░░ haven t really started ░░░░░░░░ applications even though I ░░░░░░░░ kind of behind on ░░░░░░░░ so I should do ░░░░░░░░ Even if that s ░░░░░░░░ path I decide to ░░░░░░░░ on it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ because right now with ░░░░░░░░ people holding the power ░░░░░░░░ now they are the ░░░░░░░░ whether we like it ░░░░░░░░ not that are in ░░░░░░░░ within this tiny tiny ░░░░░░░░ for The Doors closing ░░░░░░░░ we have this tiny ░░░░░░░░ to take action before ░░░░░░░░ s too late clearly ░░░░░░░░ you are passionate about ░░░░░░░░ you believe in Thank ░░░░░░░░ for sharing your perspective ░░░░░░░░ us.