I’ve just listened to a speech given by a twelve year old girl at the Rio climate change conference in 1992. A call out to all the adults in power to live by the lessons of good behaviour and the values they teach their children; stop fighting and take care of each other and the planet.
Inspiring and heart-breaking at the same time, as I wonder about what impact that child really had on the politicians sitting in the room that day.
I’m sure she touched a few hearts, but I wonder what she’s thinking and doing now. With two billion more people on the planet and CO2 levels still rising, did Rio accomplish anything anywhere near good enough?
Have we made enough progress in the right direction?
It seems not.
Have I done enough?
Definitely not.
Stuart Westwood 