A star British runner has revealed she will not fly to Australia over 'deep concerns' for the climate, ruling herself out of a potentially career-making championship. 9News
Despite gaining attention Iinnes Fitzgerald has been ruling herself out of championships amid "deep concerns" for climate."When I started running, the prospect of me competing in the World Cross Country Championships would have seemed merely a dream. However, the reality of the travel fills me with deep concern.
"I was just nine when the COP21 Paris Climate agreement was signed. Now, eight years on, and global emissions have been steadily increasing, sending us on a path to climate catastrophe."The 16-year-old added she would "never be comfortable" flying and that it would cause her grief. "The least I can do is voice my solidarity with those suffering on the front line of climate breakdown," she said.
"Coming to a decision has not been easy, however little compares to the grief I would feel taking the flight."READ MORE:She set a national under-17 record for 3000-metres, and finished fourth in the 4000-metre race at the under-20s, going against athletes three years older.Her 20-hour journey to the northern Italian city involved coaches, trains and cycling from station to station.
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