Re your article (‘Terrified for my future’: climate crisis takes heavy toll on young people’s mental health, 30 March), it is no wonder that young people are overwhelmed by the climate crisis.
In our recent research with concerned young adults in nine European countries, people used terms such as “catastrophe”, “apocalypse” and “the end” to express how they felt. They also told us they felt powerless to help create change and were sceptical about government promises to tackle the climate crisis.
This “climate generation” deserves to play a key role in developing and delivering the solutions to climate change. They are desperately seeking support, information and ideas about how they can help lead the changes in our lives and communities in the coming years.
We must provide them with advice, education and, crucially, opportunities for their ideas and action – rather than just more and more terrifying information.
Rachael Orr
CEO, Climate Outreach
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