Definition

Children and young people will increasingly face the consequences of climate change as adults, worsened by current and past climate inaction. Young people are key to tackling climate change and should be involved in decision- and policy-making. Despite understandable climate worry and anxiety about their future, there is inspiring climate activism and action by young people.

Further reading
Climate change and environment - UNICEF [website]
Climate change - Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) [website]
Fridays For Future [website]
Children and youth in the climate crisis (Sanson & Bellemo, 2021) [journal article]
Young people's climate activism: A review of the literature (Neas, Ward & Bowman, 2022) [journal article]
Related

children and young people (CYP); child rights crisis; child-sensitive policies; education; Fridays For Future (#FridaysForFuture); Greta Thunberg; inclusion; school strikes; United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; young climate activists; youth activists; youth climate activism; youth climate movement; youth engagement; youth-led climate action; youth-led movements; youth movement; youth organisations; youth participation; youth representation; youth voices

See also
Climate change
Justice
Mitigation
Psychoterratic syndromes
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Drafted by
Chris Graham
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