MATTHEW VEERASAMMY

Coral Springs, Florida

I am a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school. I am a Indo/ Caribbean American who has a passion for expressing my culture and learning about distinct religions/cultures around the world. I am the Debate Parliamentarian, DECA VP of Competition, and President of Indian Student Association at my school. I aspire to major in political science and minor in economics.  I am a leader in my community who aspires to make a change in society and make the world a better place. I believe as youth we need to take action to make our planet safer and cleaner. Climate change has truly been a major factor in the harming of this planet. We as youth need to take a stand and fight for climate action. Put a tax on carbon emissions and decrease our carbon footprint. We need to advocate for the decrease in fossil fuel burning and the chopping down of our forests. I want to know that I had the privilege and opportunity to take action. The negative impact of climate change needs to be mitigated like rising temperatures. Arguing the issue of climate change at different congressional debate  tournaments, it is time to transform my words into effort. From a local to a state wide region I think it is imperative to take into consideration the small things count. Let us be the generation  to achieve our endeavor of responding climate action.