In 1992, at the Earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro, Severn Suzuki at age 12 delivered an astonishing speech to countless adults gathered to discuss climate change, greenhouse gases and many other environmental topics.

Severn Suzuki is the daughter of David Suzuki. She founded ECO (environmental children’s organization) with three friends so that children would have a voice in environmental change.

Watch Severn’s Cullis Suluki’s speech here:

Severn Suzuki Speech Transcription

• S. Suzuki 1992 Earth Summit Speech Transcription