Lucie, I love you more than you could ever know and I hope that my promises help contribute to a better world for you and inspire you to take action as well as you grow into the amazing adult I know you will be.

It’s not enough to just recycle. I will sign petitions and call my local representatives. I will also engage in conversations about climate change – even with people with whom I don’t see eye-to-eye.

I hope by 2050, our society has taken initiative to be producing energy solely through renewable sources.

Despite all the difficulties, we are from a family whose principles are honesty and love for others, and that’s what I want to share with you.

I see a world full of hope fueled by the desire for change.

Remember how passionate you felt at 20, I hope you keep that passion in you and are still working on climate 30 years from now.

I don’t know your name
or even if you’re alive,
but I’m doing all I can
to make sure you survive.

I’m your great- great grandmother
who lived a century ago
in a world far different
from the one you must know.

Espero de verdade saber contribuir para legá-la inteira para você, e que todos saibamos fazer isso em conjunto também.

My own curiosity and knowing what a caring, aware young woman you are help me override despair.

I hope whatever happens, whatever I can’t imagine that you may face, that you will continue to seek light.

I’m going to commit to raising you with your eyes open. Being aware as much as we can, how to better our environment together.