Youth Perspectives on Climate Change

• This written interview with a climate activist touches on the efforts of young Wisconsinites to fight climate change, climate justice, climate anxiety, and the need for inclusion within environmentally-focused movements.
• Students will learn about the Youth Climate Action Team in Wisconsin that was started to address climate justice and mobilize youth to take action.
  

Positives

• This interview provides a personal story that students may connect with. 
• This interview is concise and thought-provoking.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should understand how BIPOC communities and other groups globally may be disproportionately impacted by natural disasters.
• Students should understand the following terms: BIPOC, ethnocentric, tokenize, and First Nations.
  

Differentiation

• This article could supplement a lesson on the social and emotional impacts of climate anxiety.
• This article could enhance a lesson about environmental racism and how it fits within the context of climate change.
• After reading the article, the teacher could lead a classroom discussion on why different parts of the world are more vulnerable to climate change than others.
• This article could augment a classroom discussion on why young people are so motivated to act on climate change.
  

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