Jackson Harriesさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Jackson HarriesInstagram)「So many moments from the last year feel completely insane. This was one of them. I was invited as a @WWF ambassador, to give a talk on the climate crisis to the then Environment Minister Michael Gove and the Department of Environment Food, Rural and Agricultural affairs at the Houses of Parliament in London. I’m under no illusion that I am in any way qualified to be talking in spaces like these, or on topics as complex as the climate crisis. But then, neither are the thousands of students striking from school or the youth activist that now headline global conferences. These are extraordinary times and somehow, the responsibility to take action has fallen on the shoulders of our generation. I had no idea what to say. Finn and Alice helped me write the speech, and then I spent weeks refining and practising it. On the day I felt nervous, and decided to wear a suit in the hope that I would be taken more seriously. Just before I was due to speak, we were told that Michael Gove couldn’t make the event any more. It felt like a punch in the stomach. I went ahead and gave the talk anyway, and later had a chance to debate with Gove on a panel. I’m sure for most people in that room it was just another event on their agenda, a blip in their day. Activists have been saying the same things for almost 30 years and little has changed. However, this year it feels the tide is really changing. Whilst you can ignore an individual, you can’t ignore the voices of thousands of young people demanding change around the world. The climate crisis affects us all, so I would love to know how it’s impacting your life and whether its influenced your plans for the year ahead?」2月8日 20時16分