Middlebury College student Abigail Borah spoke out to US climate representative Todd Stern and the Durban UN climate change conference, Cop-17 recently, reports Amy Goodman at DemocracyNow. Why? “I am scared for my future,” Borah shouted to Stern, interrupting the proceedings. “2020 is too late to wait. We need an urgent path to a fair, ambitious and legally binding treaty. You must take responsibility to act now or you will threaten the lives of the youth and the world’s most vulnerable. You must set aside partisan politics and let science dictate decisions. You must pledge ambitious targets to lower emissions, not expectations.” Borah had earlier noted that, “The US continues to negotiate on time borrowed from future generations, and with every step of inaction forces young people to solve the quickly exacerbating climate challenges that previous generations have been unable and unwilling to address.” US Youth delegate Borah represents SustainUS.org, a youth organization devoted to sustainable development and empowering youth in the US. As Borah was ejected from the conference, she told Goodman, “The US does not speak for me.”
Source:
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/12/8/im_scared_for_my_future_student
See also: www.sustainus.org
