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  • The Big Issue

    YOUNG ACTIVISTS JOIN FIGHT FOR THEIR GENERATION

    Feb 01, 2021 3 minutes

    Last week President Joe Biden signalled a radical shift in the US fight to reverse the climate crisis. He signed executive orders which pause oil drilling, move to electric cars for government vehicles and committed to justice for the vulnerable communities set to be most impacted by global warming.

    As Biden set the tone for the rest of the world, The Big Issue helped a group of young activists take the battle for their futures straight to the heart of Westminster.

    For Wellbeing Week, people aged 16-30 grilled MPs on what they were doing to

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