Xiye Bastida

Xiye Bastida already knows what it means to have her life forever altered by the effects of climate change. The 19-year-old climate activist grew up in San Pedro Tultepec, Mexico, where unprecedented rainfall caused flooding that kept her from attending school. When she moved to New York City in 2015, she saw the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy and knew that the climate crisis was happening everywhere.

Xiye Bastida already knows what it means to have her life forever altered by the effects of climate change. The 19-year-old climate activist grew up in San Pedro Tultepec, Mexico, where unprecedented rainfall caused flooding that kept her from attending school. When she moved to New York City in 2015, she saw the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy and knew that the climate crisis was happening everywhere.

This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. This story originally appeared on México Desconocido. Xiye Bastida, 19 years old and originally from Mexico, caught the eye of the world for her speech during the recent Climate Summit. "Excellencies, President...

A teenage activist has been lauded for her powerful speech at the White House summit on Thursday, where she told global leaders that the climate crisis was the results of actions of powerful people like them. Xiye Bastida, a Mexican-born, 19-year-old student, was introduced by US Secretary of State Antony...

In front of 40 world leaders, Xiye Bastida declared the end of “the era of fossil fuels” at the climate summit. Jair Bolsonaro, Joe Biden and other leaders around the world listened to the Mexican activist Xiye Bastida in a videoconference to discuss the green future. Her speech at the virtual climate summit put her in the eye of the world.

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