Waste Prevention & Education

Monthly theme: Young Climate Warriors

September is Young Climate Warriors month. Make sure to sign up for the Waste Wise News e-newsletter and follow Waste Wise Lane County on Facebook and Instagram to stay in-the-know!

Young Climate Warriors      

Fast facts

Young people & climate change

Climate change is on the mind of our youngest citizens. A 2022 study collected attitudes about the climate crisis from 10,000 people around the world between 16-25 years. A few key takeaways include:

  • 59% of youth and young adults said they were very or extremely worried about climate change
  • More than 45% said their feelings about climate change negatively affected their daily life and functioning
  • In all countries surveyed, nearly 62% said they were anxious about climate change, and about 67% said they were sad and afraid.

See the survey's full results at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-anxiety/


Test your Young Climate Warriors knowledge
Young Climate Warriors

Compete against other readers and see how you fare with a short online quiz. Click this link, choose a nickname, and play. The game will be active all month.  Information provided by: www.ourchildrenstrust.org.

 



Young Climate Warrior resources

Just 3.5 percent: that’s the percentage of a population it takes to engage with an issue (like climate change) to make transformational change. Join the movement and engage.

Have more resources about this topic you want us to add to the list? Drop us a line at [email protected].

350 Eugene
350eugene.org

Beyond Toxics
beyondtoxics.org
 
BRING
bringrecycling.org
 
Cascadia Forest Defenders
forestdefensenow.wordpress.com
 
Cascadia Wildlands
cascwild.org
 
Climate Revolutions by Bike
climaterevolutions.org
 
Citizen Cleaners
citizencleaners.org


City of Eugene Youth Empowerment Program
eugene-or.gov/4888/Youth-Empowerment-Program

Connected Lane County
connectedlane.org 

Fossil Free Eugene

fossilfreeeugene.org

Fridays for Future
fridaysforfuture.org

Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council
middleforkwillamette.org

Our Children’s Trust
ourchildrenstrust.org

Our Climate Our Future
ourclimateourfuture.org

Our Future: Oregon’s High School Climate Leadership Network
ourfutureoregon.org

Sunrise Eugene
actionnetwork.org/groups/sunrise-eug

Take the Jump
takethejump.org

Youth in Action
un.org/en/climatechange/youth-in-action

Youth v Gov
youthvgov.org/yvg

Youth v Gov (Film)
youthvgovfilm.com


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