“I’m so thankful that you asked this question and also thankful that young activists have really drawn the link between climate change and White supremacy and capitalism in our country ... And I think only ending the ways that all three of those oppressive systems work together are we gonna be able to begin the process of dismantling them.”

James Talarico · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04

Talarico delivered these remarks at a 2020 climate conference hosted by the Austin chapter of the Sierra Club.