Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez ( ; born May 9, 2000), also known by the initial X, About |url=https://xiuhtezcatl.com/#about |website=xiuhtezcatl.com |access-date=1 July 2022 |language=en}}}} is an American environmental activist and hip hop artist. Martinez was the Youth Director of Earth Guardians until 2019.

Martinez has spoken about the effects of fossil fuels. He has spoken at the United Nations several times, and he gained popularity after delivering a 2015 speech at the United Nations General Assembly in English, Spanish, and Nahuatl.

Martinez was one of 21 plaintiffs involved in ''Juliana v. United States'', a lawsuit filed in 2015 against the U.S. government for failing to act on climate change. In May 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed the case. "Martinez was also one of seven plaintiffs in the ''Martinez v. Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission'' case; that 2013 case is a state-level lawsuit similar to ''Juliana v. United States''. In January 2019 the Colorado Supreme Court ruled against the plaintiffs. Provided by Wikipedia