Youth rally for action on climate change

Confront the Climate Crisis (CTCC), a youth-led organization operating statewide, organized a climate action rally and press conference titled “IN This Together” Tuesday, Jan. 16. The event, co-hosted by State Representative Carey Hamilton (D-Indianapolis), took place at the Indiana Statehouse and aimed to unite a bipartisan coalition of youth, advocacy groups and legislators. The group’s collective goal is to urge the Indiana General Assembly to adopt practical measures addressing climate change. “One of the things that we’ve been passionate about is solar. Can we have solar be used at schools and government buildings to generate clean energy? That’s one of the policies that we believe is a common sense policy,” said Raina Maiga, one of the co-executive and legislative directors behind CTCC. Youth leaders and a bipartisan assembly of legislators emphasized the significance of implementing climate solutions for the benefit of Hoosiers’ futures. Members of Confront the Climate Crisis advocated for legislative measures aimed to propel clean energy and economic development initiatives, broaden the reach of community solar programs and preserve Indiana’s forests and wetlands. “What your movement has been able to accomplish the last two years is a testament to your dedication, relentlessness and tenacity,” said Indiana State Senator...