“We are youth climate activists usually fighting a crisis we didn’t cause, now finding ourselves at the front lines of a war we didn’t start. We ask for all of our brothers and sisters from Fridays for Future to go the streets to demand this war to end.”
“There will be no real freedom or sustainable peace anywhere as long as there’s dependency on fossil fuels.”have particular sway over the changing opinions on climate of their conservative parents — are in a unique position to heighten awareness of the links between the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and societal dependence on fossil fuels.
Young people are also urging their elders not to get distracted from working to curb the climate crisis amid the conflict. “It’s not disrespectful for us to keep working and keep advocating for the climate during this crisis,” 16-year-old youth climate activist and founder of Earth Uprising, Alexandria Villaseñor,
. “Actually, it’s imperative. Researchers and scholars have told us events such as this and climate collapse are linked. Our work is not a distraction, it’s part of the solution.”to partake in the protests. Arshak Makichyan, 27, a member of Fridays for Future Russia, was recently detained with his wife ahead of an action, and both are awaiting trial on a slew of arbitrary charges.
“We are risking our freedom and lives in Russia, people in Ukraine are dying, so world leaders should do something,” Makichyan said. “Everyone should do something.” Neubauer, the German climate activist, wonders if youth climate activist concerns — which have always been about international peace and well-being — will now, finally, be taken seriously. “For years we have been smiled at when we demand renewables, which are not only the cheapest and greenest energies, but also the most peaceful,” Neubauer posted
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