Thousands of youth activists from all over the world gathered in Scotland this week for the COP26 UN climate summit. They say climate change is already transforming their countries — and that their generation has the most to lose if greater action isn't taken. In this episode of Consider This, Host Ari Shapiro speaks to some of those activists in Glasgow.

Thousands of youth activists from all over the world gathered in Scotland this week for the COP26 UN climate summit. They say climate change is already transforming their countries — and that their generation has the most to lose if greater action isn't taken. In this episode of Consider This, Host Ari Shapiro speaks to some of those activists in Glasgow.

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