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1. Climate anxiety: the climate crisis is even scarier from a child's perspective; 6 out of 10 say they feel betrayed by their governments.

40% of young people worldwide are hesitant to have children due to climate change.

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2. Recent research found that anxiety of the youth is related to perceived government inaction.


#climatecrisis #youth #anxiety #climateanxiety #mentalhealth #environment #nature #climatechange #ClimateAction

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3. A UNICEF report published last month provides some context to understand these perceptions of young people better.

The report found that approximately 1 billion children live in one of the 33 countries classified as "extremely high-risk.โ€
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4. The findings reflect the number of children impacted today, and these figures will likely worsen as the impacts of climate change accelerate.

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5. This week's annual 'United in Science' report concluded that annual global mean near-surface temperature is likely to be at least 1 ยฐC warmer than pre-industrial levels in each of the coming five years, likely within the range 0.9 ยฐC to 1.8 ยฐC.
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6. The ten highest emitting countries collectively account for nearly 70 percent of global emissions.

And those 33 'extremely high-risk' countries? They collectively emit only 9 percent of global CO2 emissions.

#inequality #SDGs
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7. What can you do?

Parents can help their children to feel empowered to take action. Even small activities can make a difference.

So tackling climate anxiety and tackling the climate crisis as intrinsically linked.ย 
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8. What are your experiences in dealing with climate anxiety with (your) children?

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