I needed to make sure Hillary Clinton heard our message loud and clear: that young women across the country are against fossil fuel funding.

By demanding accountability and sincere commitments to a sustainable future in the presidential race, we question and weaken the stronghold that fossil fuels have on our political system.

At the center of political action, and at the center of the climate justice movement, are a value for community, people, and the environment; a commitment to diversity and climate justice; and a belief in the power of youth and political engagement.