Climate Change Champion!
An environmentalist’s ideas on how we can fight climate change.
A picture that illustrates the effects climate change has had on our environment.
By Kimberly Guzdar
A CLIMATE CRISIS – Caitlin Klein is a young environmentalist who wants to make a difference, she was given a fantastic opportunity to work with 500 students across the UK to collaborate on their ideas about climate change and how they can make a difference as youths. In addition, they had the opportunity to go to the screening of A Life On Our Planet which was David Attenborough’s biography and call to action for people to help combat the climate crisis. Unfortunately, this event was cancelled due to the coronavirus, but I have invited Caitlin to be interviewed about her passion for the environment and how we can make a change.
Who do you believe can make a change in our rapidly declining environment? Do they have to be someone who has a lot of power and money or can it be anyone?
I believe that through collaboration we can combat climate change, through small community action. It may seem very insurmountable but I think communities can work together to overcome local and global issues.
Why are you so passionate about the environment, do you believe that there should be a lot more awareness even now about the devastating effects of climate change?
I believe that we are stewards of the environment and it is our duty as intelligent beings. Nature is so beautiful and intricate but so fragile when exposed to humans that only we have the power and intelligence to save it. It can so easily recover when we are gone and it is our actions that have caused this destruction so it should be us who solve it.
A life on our planet cover.
What were the most important things that you took away from watching David Attenborough’s film A Life On Our Planet? What parts of his film did you find most inspiring? Also David Attenborough is a huge inspiration to you and you want to go down a similar line of work to him, how would you go about that?
His film highlighted how much of our planet and climate has changed just over a single lifetime. I found it very poignant and also quite alarming at just how fast and dramatic we are having an impact on our world. But I found it reassuring as it demonstrates that through collaboration we can reverse this catastrophe. I am following a stem degree and then hope to get experience working in broadcasting as an intern.
What can we do to make a difference in Jersey?
In Jersey I believe just because we are a small island we can still make a powerful difference. We can help clean our beaches, put pressure on our politicians and also raise awareness.