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Youth are leading the way on climate action

IN 2006, a pint-sized 6-year-old with hair down to his waist stood in front of a crowd of around 300 people at a climate rally. He clutched the microphone stand as if it was about to run away from him and held a sheet of notes that he barely glanced at. Then, in his little voice, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez said something remarkable.

“Most kids don’t even know that the world is sacred,” he said. “That’s because they spend most of their time in front of their TV or in front of their videogame. It’s time for their parents to get them out of their house and show them

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