Earth Day events: Bay Area youth activists, Palo Alto Student Climate Coalition hold rally to end fossil fuels [Video]

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) — Young activists are calling for climate action. The Palo Alto Student Climate Coalition helped organized a rally on Friday that is part of a global youth-led movement to end fossil fuels.

High school senior Julia Zeitlin was one of the organizers.

“I think I see that this is reality, I think it’s really easy to get brought down by climate apathy,” Zeitlin said.

Zeitlin said pushing city leaders to “go greener” faster is one of the greatest ways to combat that apathy.

“I think we’re in a really unique political and climate moment right now,” Zeitlin said.

She added a lot more members of her generation are starting to think more on what they consume.

“I personally am vegan, and I’m excited to share the environmental benefits that reducing your meat consumption, your dairy consumption can have on the planet,” Zeitlin said.

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