Young Australians "Screaming For Action" On Climate, Trust Neither Gov Nor Business To Deliver It
Young Australians overwhelmingly want to see immediate action on climate change but have little faith their leaders will do anything significant, a new survey suggests.
The survey from Foundations For Tomorrow, an initiative of the World Economic Forum and supported by AwareSuper, received 10,000 responses from Australians aged under 30.
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Nearly three in four said they would vote for or support political leaders taking bold action on climate change, but just 11% felt as though their vote actually mattered. When it came to the private sector, 82% of those surveyed agreed or strongly agreed that private sector organisations should be held accountable for their environmental, social and corporate governance impact. Beyond climate change, the report found two-thirds of young people were feeling increasingly anxious and uncertain about their future, reinforcing a well-documented trend among young people.
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Taylor Hawkins, the foundation’s managing director, said the survey showed young people were more politically engaged than ever but were increasingly “angry, frustrated and scared”. “They are saying: we are practically screaming for change. We are practically screaming for climate action and it’s just not happening,” Hawkins said. “Their voices aren’t translating into political action. Right now it’s not feeling like a traditional political system. What we’re seeing is that young people are withdrawing from traditional politics.”
Anjali Sharma was among a group of teenagers to successfully sue federal environment minister in May to establish that the government owed a duty of care to future generations on climate change. Sharma, who has also participated in the recent wave of school strikes, said she was “not surprised” by the survey results, especially given the federal government announced in July it would appeal against the landmark legal judgment.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/01/young-australians-screaming-for-climate-action-but-dont-trust-leaders-to-make-change-survey-suggests