World's youth want less talk, more action

"FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS THE SCIENCE HAS BEEN CRYSTAL CLEAR. How dare you continue to look away," said 16-year-old Greta Thunberg in a heart-moving speech at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York on Monday in which she accused world leaders of caring only about "money and eternal fairy tales of economic growth". China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Thunberg is a very impressive speaker, and her call for youngsters to take actions to curb climate change is to the point. But while applauding the efforts of Thunberg and others who speak out on the need for action to curb rising temperatures, we should not neglect the efforts of Chinese youngsters.

While Chinese youngsters might not be so good as Thunberg in delivering speeches, there are many who are doing their bit to live more sustainably.