| [00:17.000] |
I have no hidden agenda. |
| [00:20.000] |
I am fighting for my future. |
| [00:22.000] |
Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market. |
| [00:30.000] |
I am here to speak for all generations to come. |
| [00:34.000] |
I am here to speak on behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard. |
| [00:42.000] |
I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet because they have nowhere left to go. |
| [00:50.000] |
I am afraid to go out in the sun now because of the holes in the ozone. |
| [00:57.000] |
I am afraid to breathe the air because I don't know what chemicals are in it. |
| [1:03.000] |
And now we hear about animals and plants going extinct every day - vanishing forever. |
| [1:10.000] |
In my life, I have dreamt of seeing the great herds of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterflies, but now I wonder if they will even exist. |
| [1:22.000] |
... |
| [2:00.000] |
Did you have to worry about these little things when you were my age? |
| [2:05.000] |
All this is happening before our eyes and yet we act as if we have all the time we want and all the solutions. |
| [2:14.000] |
... |
| [2:34.000] |
Parents should be able to comfort their children by saying "everything's going to be alright', "it's not the end of the world" and, and "we're doing the best we can". |
| [2:46.000] |
But I don't think you can say that to us anymore. |
