Indian Teenager Vinisha Umashankar Gives Impressive Speech At COP26 Summit

Indian teenager Vinisha Umashankar recently spoke at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference and urged world leaders to ¡°stop talking and start doing¡± something about climate change.

She is also the youngest finalist to make it to The Duke of Cambridge¡¯s Earthshot Prize. Her invention ¨C solar-powered ironing cart ¨C has impressed a lot of people in the science community. The teenager wants to develop it as an alternative for charcoal-heated irons street vendors, which is widely used in India.

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Presently, there are around 10 million such carts used in our country. If Umashankar's invention is properly invented, it can eliminate over 5 kg of charcoal daily used by these vendors.

Her invention can power the iron for six hours after five hours of sunshine.

The teenager was invited to the stage by Prince William, who called out the winners and finalists of The Duke of Cambridge¡¯s Earthshot Prize on stage, at the Glasgow climate conference.

Prince William said that the teenager had "put us all to shame" with her invention.

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Umashankar, a resident of Tamil Nadu, said that she is more than just a girl from India and ¡°I¡¯m a girl from Earth.¡±

She also said that several other teenage global activists say that ¡°my generation will have to see the consequences of your action today.¡±

¡°You are deciding whether or not we have a chance to live in a habitable world. You are deciding whether or not we are worth fighting for; worth supporting and worth caring,¡± she added.

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The Cop 26 was attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, British PM Boris Johnson and the United States President Joe Biden among many others.