As you’ve grown older, I’ve become increasingly aware that protecting you means more than ensuring your short-term safety. It also means ensuring that you’ll have a safe planet to live on.

Thank you — Thank you — without you, I would not hear butterflies singing, without you, I would not understand black bear humor, or the creativity of jays planning their breakfast, without you, I would not feel flora whispers of long-lived wisdom on the back of my neck while sitting in Padmasana.

See people can say they care about climate change, but caring is not action.

Remember how passionate you felt at 20, I hope you keep that passion in you and are still working on climate 30 years from now.

Vivamos a vida com intensidade, Não nos importando a localidade.

As a minister, I have preached that we are here to be of service to others and to be care takers of this wonderful planet that God has given us.

Be assured that in the upcoming election, I will cast my vote for your future – for elected officials that recognize climate risks and are willing to promote and vote for legislation that will stop environmental damage and begin to heal our planet.

Pedimos que vocês procurem fazer como nós e continuem essa luta de colaborar com nosso planeta: evitando o consumo exagerado, usando a tecnologia para o bem, plantando árvores, economizando água e poluindo menos.

I look at my baby niece today. The newest member of our family, just 3 days old. What will be left for her and her grandchildren?