More than half of teenagers think the world will likely end in their lifetime because of climate change, as parents warn of the dangers of “alarmist” teaching in schools.
Climate change education in schools is feeding anxiety among children and putting them off having families of their own, research has suggested. [emphasis, links added]
A poll carried out of more than 1,000 sixth-form pupils [ages 16 to 18] in March found that 53 percent believe it is “likely” that the world will end in their lifetime because of climate change.
It showed that 26 percent of teenagers who ever feel anxious or sad say climate change has made their anxiety or sadness worse.
Half of 16- to 18-year-olds said people should have fewer children to stop “overpopulation and climate change”, according to the report published by the Civitas think tank.
Academics have warned that “eco-anxiety”, or a feeling of acute fear over the planet’s future, is on the rise among children and teenagers.
Dr. Alex Standish, an associate professor of geography education at University College London, said that instead of reflecting “catastrophizing narratives” around climate change, schools need to “provide children with perspective on global warming and offer them positive ways forwards”.
Climate change in the national curriculum in England is currently directly referenced in secondary school subjects, including science and geography.
However, research has shown that most teachers across primaries and secondaries are teaching and talking to their pupils about the topic.
A survey of more than 600 primary and secondary teachers in England in 2021 found that teachers in England support an “action-based” climate change curriculum, including issues of “global social justice, beginning in primary school with mitigation projects such as conservation, local tree-planting, and family advocacy”.
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