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Letter from the Youth of St. Louis Park <br />Dear Neighbors, <br />We are St. Louis Park High School students from the Roots and Shoots Environmental Club. In March of 2016, in <br />partnership with iMatter, we presented a Youth Climate Report Card and asked the St. Louis Park City Council to <br />adopt a Climate Inheritance Resolution demonstrating the city's commitment to protect our future and the lives <br />of generations to come. That Climate Inheritance Resolution passed and has led to this Climate Action Plan. <br />The climate crisis will have a huge impact on our future. An inadequate response now will cause dangerous <br />economic and environmental disruptions, many of which are already being felt around the globe. But we see <br />this as an opportunity to rethink our current actions and imagine a better, more sustainable future. <br />By committing to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, the city will be on a path to no longer <br />contribute to the climate crisis. St. Louis Park has an opportunity to be a leader in the movement to restore a <br />healthy climate and set the standard for the rest of the state and country. <br />We are proud of St. Louis Park and the City Council for this Climate Action Plan and for supporting <br />environmental stewardship — there is much left to <br />do! Accomplishing the goals of the Climate Action <br />Plan will require the participation of citizens, <br />businesses, and organizations throughout our <br />community. We envision St. Louis Park as a resilient <br />and healthy city for generations to come, and for <br />this to happen, all of us have to be involved. <br />So, St. Louis Park, we challenge you to have the <br />creativity and courage to imagine a new future with <br />us. A future with clean, renewable energy, non- <br />polluting forms of transportation, minimized waste, <br />and a renewed appreciation of our reliance on <br />nature. <br />Signed, <br />Lukas Wrede, on behalf of the SLP High School Roots and Shoots Club and iMatter <br />'The time to act is now... we shouldn't have to be afraid of our future." <br />—Jayne Stevenson, Class of 2017 <br />"We believe in a better future for St. Louis Park." <br />— Lukas Wrede, Class of 2018 <br />"The time is now to come together as a united force, to insure a livable future for us, for your children, for your <br />grandchildren, and for the generations to come. The time is now to create a sustainable future." <br />—Sophia Skinner, Class of 2017 <br />