Climate change is for real and the manner in which our natural resources are getting depleted adds credence to this fact. This is not it, last month in November, over 11,000 scientists across 130 countries declared an environmental emergency on Planet Earth. According to the paper they released, rising sea levels will flood most coastal cities by 2050.
However, there seems to be a silver lining too as children across the world are taking this seriously and urging world leaders to take action.
The movement started with teen climate activist Greta Thunberg who has been one of the world's most vocal teenager fighting for the cause.
Now 8-year-old activist from Manipur, Licypriya Kangujam, also called India's Greta Thunberg, has now urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include climate change as a compulsory subject in school curriculum.
"Dear Mr @narendramodi, Include #ClimateChange as compulsory subject in our school curriculum. Today my 5 years old sister Irina joined me in #ClimateStrike. We will not stop until you #ActNow!? #EnactClimateLaw @Fridays4future @GretaThunberg @PMOIndia @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar", she captioned on Twitter.
This is not the first time Licypriya requested PM Modi to act on climate change. Earlier this month, she had taken to Twitter and called upon PM Modi to pass the climate change laws in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. She wrote, "Please save our future. I am with my inspiration @gretathunberg to give more pressure to you and the world leaders. You can't underestimate us. Please pass the Climate Change law in the ongoing winter parliament session".
She recently met Swedish climate activist Greta in a climate change event in Madrid in Spain, and was really inspired by her. Licypriya even stood near the Parliament to draw the Prime Minister¡¯s attention towards climate change. "I urge him and all MPs to act on climate change now and save our future. The sea levels are increasing and the Earth is becoming hotter. They should act now," she had told ANI.
Young children taking up such pressing issues into their own hands and creating awareness shows how alarming the climate change crisis is.
We need more of such little heroes.