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The 18-year-old helping to craft US climate policy

The New York teenager has been included among a group of advisers to the president – a remarkable journey from protesting in front of the White House

“A sort of fire was lit inside of me,” Foster said. “My parents always told me that you can’t just sit there and mope or be angry, no-one is going to care. You have to actually do something.”

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