YOUNG environmental activists are following in Greta Thunberg’s footsteps by pleading for leaders and Northwich residents to ‘do their bit’ and help combat climate change.
Kaitlyn O’Neill and Abhi Nair, year six students at Kingsmead Primary School, have been working hard in their spare time creating a handwritten book to send to Weaver Vale MP Mike Amesbury and environment minister George Eustice.
The book - which was converted into a file to be viewed online - has lots of ideas and suggestions from the devoted duo.
As well as politicians, the girls want to share their work with other environmental leaders, including David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg.
Explaining the pupils’ project, proud headteacher Catriona Stewart said: “When the war in Ukraine broke out, the girls were talking over lunch and saying how awful it was.
“Abhi was thinking about writing a letter to the Government telling them not to go to war but then Kaitlyn thought the Government were already trying their best with Ukraine and something even more important was climate change.”
Kaitlyn and Abhi continued: “We think that the most important thing for the Government to act on is climate change as it affects everyone in the world and future generations.
“We think the Government has not done well enough on the environment.
“Climate change affects us children more because since we’re the younger generation, as we grow up it will get worse or better depending on how the Government and everybody acts.
“The Government can’t do it all on their own, but because they are more powerful, they can encourage everybody in the country to do their bit and they can show leadership.”
Both Kaitlyn and Abhi said Ms Stewart was one of the real driving forces behind their environmental campaign, opening their eyes to the ‘urgency of the climate crisis’.
The youngsters added: “We hope people reading will want to understand more about the world and how to help.
“Only using cars for long journeys, not dropping litter, avoiding single use plastic and planting bee friendly plants are all small things that will help us achieve a big thing together.
“We hope the people of Northwich will want to do their bit; even it’s only something little, it will help the world.
“Future generations will thank you.”
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