As a 25-year-old Oregonian, I am a member of the first generation to face the full consequences of the climate crisis. We are ready to embrace this challenge as our greatest opportunity. My generation is prepared to live in a carbon constrained world, and to pioneer the solutions it demands.

I welcome Gov. Kulongoski’s green plan and the voices raised in its support (“Setting a course for a green energy future,” Oct. 29). There are great opportunities for emerging leaders — namely young people — to accelerate the transition. I want the state’s business and government leaders to know: Our generation is ready to seize this opportunity to re-invest in American energy, re-invest in American jobs, and re-write our future. I look forward to Oregonians young and old leading our nation and our planet towards a better tomorrow, together.