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Armed with proposals, young climate activists hunt decision-making power Reuters 12/17/2020
By Laurie Goering
LONDON, Dec 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Unable to hold large-scale street protests safely during this year s pandemic, young climate activists are using their energy to craft their own climate policies and battling for decision-making power to make them a reality. We might not have the same attention as before. (but) we are going where the decisions are taken, said Marie-Claire Graf, a Swiss member of the U.N. climate body s youth constituency, during an online event on Thursday.
Taking to the streets in 2019 was crucial to raise public awareness about climate threats, she said.