Two Chairs at the Climate Table

Mira comes from a small island country.

Her home is slowly going under the sea.

At the big climate meeting, she sits next to a man from a rich oil country.

He wants to sell more oil, and his country needs the money.

Mira shows him photos of her flooded school.

The man looks at them for a long time.

He says his people also worry about losing their jobs.

Mira listens and does not shout.

Then she asks a simple question: can both countries be safe?

The man has no easy answer.

But after the meeting, he calls his office.

He tells them to study a new energy plan.

Small steps can start big changes.