Fear, Powerlessness, Hope at COP26– Hope: How Do I Find It?
Hope seems to be in short supply these days. In fact, a survey of 10,000 young people in 10 countries finds climate change is causing widespread, deeply felt anxiety. After COP26 finished in Glasgow, disappointing results left everyone grasping at straws…
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Fear, Powerlessness, Hope at COP26– Hope: How Do I Find It?
Hope seems to be in short supply these days. In fact, a survey of 10,000 young people in 10 countries finds climate change is causing widespread, deeply felt anxiety. After COP26 finished in Glasgow, disappointing results left everyone grasping at straws…
Fear, Powerlessness, Hope at COP26– Where's my seat at the table?
This precious, powerful and fragile planet is everyone's home, and thus everyone is a stakeholder in the debate about how best to manage the threats that it currently faces.
Fear, Powerlessness, Hope at COP26– Is this the last chance?
At COP26, Force of Nature went to every corner - the Blue Zone, the Green Zone, the New York Times Climate Hub, the UK Youth Climate Cafe, the trailblazing campaigners in the streets, and everywhere in between - to gauge the emotional climate.
Is education our only hope?
Eco-anxiety is a new concept, yet a familiar feeling. Do I worry about the friendly critters we will never again see because of the rapidly changing climate around us? Without a doubt…
Are we heading for extinction?
I’ve always cared about the environment and been interested in climate change, but I wasn’t involved in the climate movement until last year - when the US went on lockdown.
Will politics save the world, or destroy it?
Politics started to interest me when I realized the amount of power politicians have and their ability to shape policies to influence the lives of people around them…
Are we throwing away our future?
Growing up, there was little room for wishful thinking that climate change was some far distant threat. Every year, Indonesia has faced new forms of environmental…
Are my food habits killing the planet?
Food is more than just fuel. It’s wrapped up in culture, identity, health, relationships, hobbies and livelihoods. Having recently googled “ways to reduce my carbon footprint,”…
Will sustainability ever be fashionable?
Before I made the commitment to sustainable shopping, I felt trapped by the concept of trends and upholding them.
Is the climate crisis sexist?
I grew up in Marrakech, the red city full of colour and joy, in a household where perfect strangers were treated like family…
Will we run out of water?
Six years ago, at the age of sixteen, I moved from the bitter Peruvian summer into the unbearable winter of Stockholm. Whilst I was startled by…
Is the climate crisis racist?
My name is Shelot Masithi. I’m a 22-year-old environmental activist covered in dust and dryness of the vast water scarcity in South Africa. I find myself grappling with the bitterness of climate change…
Will tomorrow be made of plastic?
I have felt a connection to the earth since I was a child, growing lilies and hyacinths with my mother in her garden during the summertime; playing with…
Are fossil fuels burning our future?
I used to daydream about having my whole life ahead of me, the career choices I’d make - now, all I can think about is how my future will be defined by the climate crisis.
Want A Sustainable Future With Financial Comfort? Look No Further!
Most young people brought up in the 21st century have developed a deep understanding and appreciation of the urgency that climate change has created in our lives.
When I was seventeen years old, I ran away to the Amazon jungle. I’d spent my life caring about animals and ecosystems, forests and birds…