Young People's Feelings Around the Changing Environment

In 2023, it’s an agonizing reality that teenagers are growing up with an overwhelming fear of inheriting the planet on the brink of environmental collapse.

The state of our climate has thrown the future of our youth into disorder and confusion. Teenagers often feel as if older generations have released a ticking time bomb. It’s maddening and frustrating to many, as they’re simply just fighting to secure a future that should be their birthright.

As young activists struggle with frustration about the state of the world, they carry the burden of betrayal. It’s scary to know the future both depends on you, while also carrying the weight of the world left behind by the last generation.

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Sources

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• https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/learning/what-teenagers-are-saying-about-their-role-in-fighting-climate-change.html

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• https://brhscatseyeview.org/15147/news/topstories/climate-change-and-the-facts-of-how-it-affects-us/