Survey of young people aged 16-25 from all US states shows concerns across political spectrum
The overwhelming majority of young Americans worry about the climate crisis, and more than half say their concerns about the environment will affect where they decide to live and whether to have children, new research finds.
The study comes just weeks after back-to-back hurricanes, Helene and Milton, pummeled the south-eastern US. Flooding from Helene caused more than 600 miles of destruction, from Florida’s west coast to the mountains of North Carolina, while Milton raked across the Florida peninsula less than two weeks later.
“One of the most striking findings of the survey was that this was across the political spectrum,” said the lead author, Eric Lewandowski, a clinical psychologist and associate professor at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. “There was no state sample where the endorsement of climate anxiety came in less than 75%.”
The study was published in the Lancet Planetary Health, and follows a 2021 study covering 10 countries. Both the previous and current study were paid for by Avaaz, an advocacy group.
Too bad we have tariffs on the products needed to fight climate change… I’m just pissed off that they make going green more expensive. Both parties support these tariffs as if we can suddenly become competitive. Who cares who makes this stuff we can’t let perfect be the enemy of good
They worry, but not enough to do the lowest effort thing to vote.
Duh. This is why so many people won’t vote for Harris or Trump
It’s a shame that the next generation of capitalist nepos are raised aware that their family hoard is fed by burning the world, and that same hoard insulates them from climate change induced mass famine\drought\etc.
The people that make the important decisions and own both of our parties don’t lose sleep over their avarice, and impress that dynastically.
We need to reign in our owner class, or no amount of begging will help. They know what they’re doing, and know they can protect and insulate themselves and theirs by convincing you to consume more than you need with propaganda and regulatory capture.
I wonder how many will vote for conservative candidates who do not care about the climate crisis or choose not to vote. My guess is quite a few. Unfortunately.
What? Do you realize how terrible voter turnout is in the US?
How much do you want to bet it would double if there was a candidate at the debates who was serious about stopping carbon burning?
There is one candidate who is a lot more serious than the other. Maybe not serious enough, but still more serious.
