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Abstract

As a teenager with severe atopic dermatitis and asthma living in Puerto Rico, life has presented me with many obstacles and challenges that have shaped me into who I am. Living through powerful hurricanes, earthquakes and the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a bright light on the immediacy of the climate crisis. Our future is at stake, and the countdown to prevent and prepare is running out. I am discovering my role in promoting climate action as a vested stakeholder. How can an adolescent help and truly make a difference in the mitigation of climate change? Analyzing these issues from the intimate perspective of intergenerational environmental justice and an ever-growing passion for the environment, stirs the pot (PFOA free) to activate the environmental conscience in every reader.

Key Take Away Points

As a teenager with severe atopic dermatitis and asthma living in Puerto Rico, life has presented me with many obstacles and challenges that have shaped me into who I am. Living through powerful hurricanes, earthquakes and the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a bright light on the immediacy of the climate crisis. Our future is at stake, and the countdown to prevent and prepare is running out. I am discovering my role in promoting climate action as a vested stakeholder. How can an adolescent help and truly make a difference in the mitigation of climate change? Analyzing these issues from the intimate perspective of intergenerational environmental justice and an ever-growing passion for the environment, stirs the pot (PFOA free) to activate the environmental conscience in every reader.

Author Biography

I'm Ricardo Andres Alvarado, I'm a 16-year-old 11th Grader from Colegio Mater Salvatoris. I plan to study Environmental Sciences in college.

Acknowledgements

I want to deeply thank my family for all of their unconditional support in this fresh and new experience.

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