Today’s young people are trying to get our attention about climate change. Are we listening?
Originally published by KnowledgeWorks.org:
KnowledgeWorks’ most recent forecast, Imagining Liberatory Education Futures, considers how the climate crisis, accelerating technologies and the fight for just societies, are leading us into a new era characterized by shared, existential challenges.
Anxious youth fight the climate crisis
The climate crisis strikingly affects the mental health of youth, with 84% moderately worried about it, 59% extremely worried and 45% saying it negatively impacts their everyday life and functioning. They are experiencing climate anxiety, also referred to as “eco-anxiety” and “solastalgia.”
