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name of the town that I'm in. So there's no, they pass the guilty, there's not a guilty. That town is responsible – no the city is responsible – so no one is taking action, the people just contaminate the river and the streets as they want. ( B O G O T Á 2 , I N T E R V I E W ) The government doesn't really enforce the public policy on their programs, such as planting more trees and creating more decent public transportation. ( J A K A R T A , 1 A ) In addition, team members from Bogotá and Jakarta noted how the effectiveness of representative democracy can be severely hampered by corruption, reducing citizen trust and further preventing action. Maybe my school and others can implement solar panels in the future, but in my city the monetary resources of the public schools come from the government and a big part of those monetary resources is stolen by the same government. The corruption is a very big barrier that will not allow us to easily reach sustainable development. That's why we have to fight against corruption, but how? It is almost impossible to end completely. ( B O G O T Á , B L O G 3 A ) Team members were also upset and confused by governments that prioritized business above climate issues, for instance, through sustained support of the fossil fuel industry in Alberta. | 45 Y O U T H A N D C L I M A T E C H A N G E 2 0 1 8 E D I T I O N Heroes Wear Many Hats! "What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children who are now growing up? This question not only concerns the environment in isolation; the issue cannot be approached piecemeal. When we ask ourselves what kind of world we want to leave behind, we think in the first place of its general direction, its meaning and its values. Unless we struggle with these deeper issues, I do not believe that our con- cern for ecology will produce significant results. But if those issues are courageously faced, we are led inexorably to ask other pointed questions: What is the purpose of our life in this world? Why are we here? What is the goal of our work and all our efforts? What need does the earth have of us? It is no longer enough, then, simply to state that we should be concerned for future generations. We need to see that what is at stake is our own dignity." Pope Francis, Laudato Si, June 2015. (pp. 118-119).