1. Petitioner Veroaylin Campos, by and through her

Petitioner Veroaylin Campos, by and through her natural guardian Veronica Ramos. Veroaylin is a 15 year-old sophomore at Academy for Technology and the Classics Charter School, and a resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico. 2. Since a young age, climate change and other important environmental matters have jumped out to V. Campos. She has participated in activities with Earth Care’s Youth Allies such as rallies and trainings on the environment and helped with river restoration service projects at the Santa Fe river. 3. Veroaylin has been influenced by this work which has expanded her knowledge on why environmental stewardship is so important and things we can do of all sizes to help stop environmental destruction to grow further. 4. Veroaylin is very passionate to find ways to help herself– even in small every day ways by reducing her energy use. 5. Yet Veroaylin recognizes that some issues are too big for individuals to control and address alone – climate change is one such issue. 6. Veroaylin is fully aware that climate change is affecting our home. New Mexico is known for it’s bipolar weather, increasingly late frosts and dry summers due to changes in the climate hurt our agriculture. Of course, this isn’t only happening in New Mexico, which is the more reason to act now. 7. Veroaylin believes more needs to be done in order to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Our City is trying to take action but climate change needs to be dealt with at the state level and we youth are demanding that it be. We need to take action now because soon we the youth will be the ones inheriting this planet. As a young voice I don’t want to be heard, I want to be listened to. I want my words to speak and reach decision-makers who have a responsibility to resolve the issue of and to fix the damages that have already been done. I am determined to fight for the future of others and my own future in any possible ways I can. Our planet’s life support systems are being stressed at an alarming rate, and I’m not ready to give up without doing the most I can for my home; my planet; our mother earth. 1.