# It is often said that there is nothing more... - Think2050

It is often said that there is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. In terms of young people working to safeguard their own futures and the futures of generations to come, that idea is pretty powerful. We have seen that the idea is all around us. We now know that our time is now.

Young people in the US are marching ahead with plans to protect their futures.

Read about it from Alec Loorz, the 16 year old who is sueing the US government over its failure to act on climate change.

“This morning I filed a lawsuit against the United States of America, for allowing money to be more powerful than the survival of my generation, and for making decisions that threaten our right to a safe and healthy planet.”