I am writing in the midst of a dramatic shift in global climate policy. The official President's Summary of COP-14 bears witness to this shift and signals the guiding principle of a just and equitable post-2012 climate agreement next year in Copenhagen. And this outcome is due in large part to the work of young people. Over the past 48 hours, youth from around the world have been instrumental in changing the terms of the debate around climate change by refocusing the international community around a unifying concept: Survival. Survival strikes to the very core of humanity. It is the …
