CMS members Dr Chloe Lucas, Prof Gretta Pecl, Dr Kim Beasy, and Dr Rachel Kelly co-author on the recent article for The Conversation, ‘How long before climate change will destroy the Earth?’: research reveals what Australian kids want to know about our warming world.
Brief extract:
"Every day, more children discover they are living in a climate crisis. This makes many children feel sad, anxious, angry, powerless, confused and frightened about what the future holds. The climate change burden facing young people is inherently unfair. But they have the potential to be the most powerful generation when it comes to creating change.
Research and public debate so far has largely failed to engage with the voices and opinions of children – instead, focusing on the views of adults. Our research set out to change this. We asked 1,500 children to tell us what they wanted to know about climate change. The results show climate action, rather than the scientific cause of the problem, is their greatest concern. It suggests climate change education in schools must become more holistic and empowering, and children should be given more opportunities to shape the future they will inherit."
