CALLED #NOFUTURENOCHILDREN. KATIE ENGLEHART SPOKE TO
18-YEAR-OLD WHO STARTED THE
PLEDGE.
PLEDGE. >> LEARNING ABOUT THE SCIENCE.
WE’RE ALL SCARED.
>> YOU ARE ORGANIZING THIS
CAMPAIGN IN CANADA.
WE’RE GETTING PEOPLE TO SIGN A
PLEDGE BASICALLY SAYING YOU WILL
NOT HAVE CHILDREN UNTIL THE
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TAKE SERIOUS
ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
WHEN DID THIS IDEA COME TO YOU?
>> A FEW MONTHS AGO.
WE WERE LEARNING ABOUT THE
CLIMATE SCIENCE AND HOW DIRE IT
IS AND TALKING TO MY FRIENDS AND
WE’RE ALL VERY SCARED.
THIRD IS THAT MOMENT WHERE I
JUST LOST FAITH IN MY ELECTED
OFFICIALS AND I HEARD WHAT THEY
WERE SAYING.
WERE SAYING. I WAS LEADING THEIR PLANS TO
TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
I DON’T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.
AND SO THAT IS A WAY TO EFFECT
THEM.
THEM. >> HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED
ON SO FAR?
1,381 AS OF RIGHT NOW.
>> FROM YOUR PERSONAL
STANDPOINT, DID YOU ALWAYS
ASSUME YOU WOULD HAVE KIDS?
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO
DO?
DO? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.
THE KIND OF GIRLS THAT WOULD GO,
WHAT’S YOUR BABY NAME?
I REALLY LOVE KIDS.
I WANT TO -- I STILL WANT TO BE
A PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM
DOCTOR.
DOCTOR. THE WISH IN MY LIFETIME IS
ALWAYS TO HAVE TWO KIDS.
IT REALLY HURTS MAKING THIS
DECISION BECAUSE IT’S LIKE, YOU
KNOW, I’M GOING BACK ON THE
PLANS I HAD SINCE I WAS -- FOR
AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.
AND IT FEELS VERY REAL AND A
VERY ADULT DECISION.
THERE ARE ALL THESE LITTLE
MOMENTS WHERE I’M REMINDED, YOU
KNOW, OF MY CHOICE AND THE
MILLIONS THAT HAVE MADE THE
CHOICE.
CHOICE. >> YOU’RE SAYING THE GOVERNMENT
NEEDS TO TAKE SERIOUS ACTION ON
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE CLIMATE
CRISIS.
CRISIS. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY SERIOUS
ACTIONS?
ACTIONS? >> BY SERIOUS ACTION I MEAN THEY
NEED TO TAKE THE CLIMATE CRISIS
SERIOUSLY.
SERIOUSLY. FOR CANADA THAT’S A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THE FIRST
STEP IS JUST ABIDING BY THE
PARIS AGREEMENT.
PARIS AGREEMENT. THE PARIS AGREEMENT WAS 30%
REDUCTION TO 2005 LEVELS.
WE’RE NOT ON TRACK FOR THAT.
EVERY MONTH WE’RE GETTING
FURTHER AWAY FROM THAT GOAL.
ALSO A MEDICATION PLAN BECAUSE
PEOPLE ARE ALREADY HURT AND
PEOPLE WILL BE HURT BY THE
CLIMATE CRISIS.
CLIMATE CRISIS. PEOPLE BEING INJURED DUE TO
EXTREME WEATHER.
EXTREME WEATHER. WE’RE SEEING AND WILL CONTINUE
TO SEE.
TO SEE. >> WHAT’S THE REACTION BEEN LIKE
ON CAMPUS?
ON CAMPUS? ALSO, ARE YOU HEARING FROM
PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
AND DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
WORLD?
WORLD? >> AMONG MY PEER GROUP, NOBODY’S
REALLY -- NOBODY IS AGAINST IT.
IN THE VERY BEGINNING I SENT IT
OUT TO A WHOLE BUNCH OF MY
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. I WOULD SAY NINE, TEN OF THEM
SIGNED IT.
SIGNED IT. IN MY GENERATION, CLIMATE -- YOU
YOU -- PEOPLE WE LEARN UPGROW UP