Why does any of this matter?

My words alone cannot begin to convey the depths of emotion and passion and desperation behind my motivation for doing everything I can to mitigate climate change. So instead, please watch this short video. This say it all.

Start with this one:
UNDP Youth Climate Change Project Key Message Seven: Climate Change - The United Nation is well placed to lead on action. from Peace Child on Vimeo.

Imagine what it is like to be in this room at this moment:

Imagine staring out over a sea of suits and ties adorned by emotionless faces who seem to have lost perspective. Do they care nothing for the millions of impoverished and marginalized people of this world who are being forced from their homes and cultural roots into slums and camps? Are they mere androids driven by politics and economy, who can't see beyond the next fiscal quarter, or election term? They continue to forget that their decisions will impact millions upon millions - including their own children.

Now imagine being a young person in the room during this speech. You are surrounded by your contemporaries for support - people you have become close friends within a matter of two short weeks, bound together by this common cause, this plea for a brighter future. Tears are streaming down our faces. We hold hands, hug one another, stand and watch while one of our own sends our plea to take action and stop deliberating. The world is melting away from under us. We are running out of time.

Imagine how this feels. Wouldn't you want to do anything within your power to change it?