To explore the vital role that young people play in addressing climate change.
Insightful new research from UNICEF USA highlights that while young people are struggling with eco-anxiety, they are also committed to eco-optimism and leading climate action in all sorts of inspiring ways. The findings are quite striking: 57% of respondents report experiencing eco-anxiety, characterized by heightened environmental concerns. However, 66% of them also identify themselves as either eco-optimists or eco-realists, indicating a generally positive or realistic outlook on addressing climate challenges. Moreover, 16% of them proudly embrace the role of eco-activists, actively working to effect change in the realm of environmental conservation.
Employers today are looking to this generation of young people to lead the transformation of their industries to use less and cleaner energy. Firms want young people just out of training and school to take an active role in retooling every process, purchase, product and service to reflects the depth and velocity of the energy transition.
The transition from an economy fueled by human and animal labor to fossil fuels took roughly 200 years (1760–1960), and we are hoping to transition off of fossil fuels in decades, not centuries. To do so will take the actions of millions of people. Luckily, today’s generation of 1.2 billion young people make up the largest generation of young people the world has ever seen, and they want to lead the change to retool our economy and society. But they need our help to understand where the opportunities exist for them to apply their talents to change the world, and to develop the skills they need to make the changes our world so desperately needs.
To help young people Re-skilling opportunities and collaboration partnerships to Up-skilling’ will orientate them to green career opportunities and develop cutting-edge training with industry in the green skills required at the leading edge of the transition.
A lot therefore needs to be done to create visibility for learning platforms that the youths and young professionals can enroll & learn easily and seemlessly.
Institutions of learning collaboration partnerships with green Energy fleets companies & initiatives could help make this happen speedily hence charting a pathway for readiness and knowledge share exchange programs networking opportunities for the youths & workforce.
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