Stop Telling Kids They’ll Die From Climate Change
Many young people feel like their future is in peril
Is climate change the biggest threat to humanity? Many people would say so. Young people in particular feel hopeless
A recent survey asked 10,000 16- to 25-year-olds in 10 countries about their attitudes about climate change
It’s totally legitimate that young people feel this way. I’ve been there. Today, much of my work focuses on researching, about climate change
Let’s be clear: Climate change is one of the biggest problems we face. It comes with many risks—some certain, some uncertain
None of the climate scientists I know and trust—who surely know the risks better than almost anyone
That’s why I find it alarming that most young people today feel like
they
do not have a future
This mentality doesn’t just show up in survey data, it also tallies with my personal experience.
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