Do Children Have a Say in Politics Involving Climate Change?
All over the world children are starting to understand the importance of stopping climate change. Kids have sacrificed their education, lives and in some cases happiness to fight for support from politically advanced countries to take action against climate change. Kids like Greta Thunberg, 16 who, since 2018 has spoken for climate activism in front of numerous politicians and even spoke at a UN Summit. Children like Alexandria Villasenor who skips school on Fridays to protest the lack of change being made by the people in power and also founded Earth Uprising (La Jeunesse). These two and many more have made huge strides towards climate justice in American and across the globe. (Thompson) In countries like the United States, climate change has formed into a political issue as well as an environmental one. All the 2020 democratic candidates have plans for handling climate change as one of their policies, but as a young person and citizen of this country, I'm concerned. Me, along...
