Is this the future you leave for me?

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Is this the future you leave me?
Defne Belkıs, climate activist, Izmir, 15 years

Forests of which only the names are left, extinct animals, a spring that never comes... Is this the future you leave me?

You say I'm too young to think about the climate crisis. You say: "How can a 15-year-old girl save the world?" Yes! We will do what you have failed to do! We will not change the climate, we will change the system. It is not so hard! It is not too late to stop using plastics, consuming coal, to start using renewable energy! The choice is yours, but the results will have an effect on all of us.

Dear friends! Check your water and carbon footprint, rethink your food choices, eat less meat and more greens. We should not be intimidated by people who do not care about our world and our future, and who still do not take the climate crisis seriously. For our lives and for our future don't be silent, explain, share your opinion and be confident. Let's be brave, unite behind science!

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