To my future Children, family, and the next generation,

First of all HI, I hope humans are behaving better (more accepting, lovable, nicer), that there has not been a third world war and that all of you are okay and happy. Months ago I saw a movie that showed me that people were suffering, it was not like I did not know about climate change but I just put the sad things that worry me in the back of my head and try not to think about it too often. I am currently trying not to do that anymore. I am sorry I am not doing enough for our planet, you could say I am young (I am 15 years old), but it should not be an excuse. Age is not a excuse, you can help the planet, anywhere and anytime. Teachers at my school keep telling us climate change is real, but my classmates laugh and take it as a joke. Climate change it is not a joke, and it is real! One day I heard one of my classmates tell the rest of the class: “The earth is trying to kill us, that is why climate change exists.” But the earth it is not trying to kill us, we are trying to kill her, our home, it is not fair.

I hope we are doing to stop this destruction!

Love, Ale G. M.

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