new delhi when 8yearold indian climate change activist licypriya kangujam is older she wants to launch a solo mission to the moon to research ways to save planet earthone of the worlds youngest climate change activists kangujam was influenced by the images of the devastation caused by the nepal earthquakes in 2015 that killed some 9000 people and destroyed one million homesas a fouryearold she helped her father raise funds and gather relief materials to be delivered to the millions of people displaced by the tragedynow she is leading a youth movement calling for prime minister narendra modi and indian lawmakers to pass a new law aimed at capping carbon emissions in the worlds third largest producer of greenhouse gasesi am fighting to save our planet and our future she said as she protested outside parliament house in new delhi on sept 23 clutching a placard that read child movement for climate pass the climate change lawdelhi a sprawling metropolis of some 19 million people is one of the worlds most polluted cities and during the winter months toxic haze can often confine families to their homesborn in indias northeastern state of manipur home to pristine mountains and crystal clear air kangujam has been outraged by the air quality she has seen in delhii am worried about the health of the school children and small small babies kangujam told reuters from her highrise apartment in noida a satellite town of new delhijust a week shy of her 9th birthday kangujams home is testament to both her activism and her youth awards and trophies from international agencies fill a cabinet while she and her sixyearold sister irina have pillow fights sing karaoke dance and watch films like frozen togetherkangujams ultimate ambition is to become a space scientist in a bid to save humans back on earthi will go to the moon and i will research how we can get the fresh air to breathe and how we can get water fresh water to drink and food how to grow the crops she saidbecause our planet is dying soon