"I have come here to tell world leaders that this is the time to act, and it is a real climate emergency,” she began confidently. “When I was born, our leaders had already met 16 times in the COP and already knew about the bad effects of climate change.... So why should I come here, why should I speak here? I have to go back to my school, I have to play, I have to study….”"
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Indian 8-year-old challenges world leaders to act on climate change at COP25 in Madrid The Hindu (December 11, 2019)
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