"I changed it to Emma because you know it's closer to Emily, but most people call me 'Em' that know me well," she toldWat the time. We’ve seen youth rising to the call and become climate activists over the last year, and that’s largely in part because the stakes have never been higher. “We need to build a broad coalition,” she continued. “And to do that we can’t start from a position that assumes opposition. If we bring everyone to the table, recognize the efforts to date, draw on the expertise from each affected field, and mobilize a united effort, then we can create allies where we otherwise might have had enemies.” And now she's a winner too. If you need us, we'll be sobbing from how beautiful this is.Instagram contentView on InstagramWatch her entire speech below:Twitter contentView on TwitterRelated: