‘No hope for the future’: Eco anxiety is fuelling the youth mental health crisis

Associate Professor Vicki Kotsirilos
Associate Professor Vicki Kotsirilos.

I have heard some interesting comments from teenagers about climate change:

I don’t want to have children; we will contribute to the huge population growth which is taking resources from our planet.”

“I don’t want to eat red meat, especially cows, as they are contributing to climate change.”

“Forests are being destroyed; humans are destroying wildlife habitat.”