The Kids Aren’t Alright
Move over adults. Gen Zers are taking climate action into their own hands.
In This Series
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Meet the other Greta Thunbergs at the first-ever U.N. Youth Climate Summit
“I believe that it is our duty as youth to fight the climate. If we don’t fight for the climate, then who will?”
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‘We’re not alone’: Thousands of NYC students join Greta’s climate strike
The 16-year-old climate activist sparked a worldwide movement that was on display today from Berlin to the Big Apple
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‘The trees say F you’: Why teens are cursing about climate change
Young people are mad af.
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These kids are striking for their school to cut its carbon footprint
From better boilers to less plastic, these climate-striking kids are demanding their school shrink its carbon footprint
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Breaking: Across the globe, students go on strike to demand climate action
It’s Friday, March 15, and hundreds of thousands of students are walking out of school to protest global leaders’ inaction on climate change.
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Students share motivations ahead of Youth Climate Strike
Why are students walking out of schools on Friday? To save their communities from climate change.
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The best zingers from Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old Nobel Peace Prize nominee
“You say you love your children above all else, and yet you’re stealing their future in front of their very eyes.”
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How can I convince my parents to care about the climate?
You are small, but you are in the ideal position to do very big things.
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Ilhan Omar’s 16-year-old daughter is co-leading the Youth Climate Strike
Grist's Eric Holthaus sat down with Isra Hirsi, 16, to talk politics, parents, and this week's Youth Climate Strike