
Climate Heroes
There are many people who have made the message of climate and the need for sustainable living their own. These individuals have brought awareness to people across the world. Below see some of their history and their unique messages.
Greta Thunberg
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Greta Thunberg was born in Sweden. She’s made international news stating with her "Skolstrejk för klimatet" ("School strike for climate"). Fed up with the lack of response from Governments on issues of climate she began striking in front of the Swedish parliament every Friday bringing attention to important climate issues. She has began a world wide movement for climate awareness and action. Friday’s For Future (FFF) is that group. She remains active on social media and the news media. When traveling she does her best to avoid methods that pollute; sailing across the Atlantic on one trip to the United Sates. Traveling by trail to the COP26, Global climate talks. Using her popularity and momentum she champions the climate crisis imploring governments and individuals to take action.
“Adults keep saying: "We owe it to the young people to give them hope."
But I don't want your hope.
I don't want you to be hopeful.
I want you to panic.
I want you to feel the fear I feel every day.
And then I want you to act.
I want you to act as you would in a crisis.
I want you to act as if our house is on fire.
Because it is.”
― Greta Thunberg, No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
Autumn Peltier
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Autumn Peltier was born in Canada. She’s a water activist and she advocates for clean drinking water across the world. Traveling afar and wide she shares the message of the importance of clean water and the Sacredness of Water. IN 2018 she spoke in front the United Nations as part of World Water Week. Comes from an indigenous community Autumn continues her work for access to clean water for the Indigenous Community and Indigenous People across the world. To learn more about her, take a look at her Facebook page. Click here
"No child should go without clean water or worry about water. No person should have to pay for water, as it is a basic human right." @autumn.peltier
David Attenborough
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David Attenborough is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and author. Working for the BBC the focus of much of his work was the natural world. Later is his career his focused changed from discussing nature to the need to protect and preserve it.
"The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.” -David Attenborough