THE #everydayclimatecrisis PROJECT: A Visual Petition
Climate Anxiety is a multi-edged sword for young fol in Australia. It is not just that climate change and ecological degradation are threatening the health and future of children in every country, and every country in the world is failing to shield children from these threats.
It is also the awareness that maintaining the privileged living standard in a first world country like Australia has an impact on people in countries less fortunate.
Children in the biggest carbon-emitting nations are the healthiest, while those in countries with the lowest emissions suffer twofold from poor health and high risk of exposure to the harshest impacts of the climate crisis. The Central African Republic, Chad, Somalia, Niger and Mali are facing the worst threats. Each of these countries is responsible for less than 0.01 per cent of global emissions.
“More than 2 billion people live in countries where development is hampered by humanitarian crises, conflicts and natural disasters–problems increasingly linked with climate change,” said Senegal Minister of State Awa Coll-Seck, Co-Chair of the Lancet Commission. (Climate anxiety in young people: a call to action - The Lancet, Volume 4, Issue 10, Oct 2020)
