“To have the opportunity to compete for #GreatBritain in #Australia is a privilege. However, it is with great regret that I must decline this opportunity,” she wrote. 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 #ClimateCatastrophe.” — #InnesFitzgerald

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