Letters to the Editor: Angry about the lack of action on climate change

Young people feel ignored and belittled — but eventually their voices will be heard on issues that matter

As the author Naomi Klein once wrote: “The only thing rising faster than our emissions is the output of words pledging to lower them.”

My name is Saoirse and I am 15 years old, almost 16. As a young person, I have been told my entire childhood to aim high, and that I can be whatever I want in life. But this is a lie. Our Government is built on lies.