Most young children suffer from ‘eco-anxiety,’ poll shows
Young American children are concerned about the manufactured “climate crisis,” a new survey shows.
A YouGov poll of 600 children under 12 found that 78% said they are worried about global warming, a condition termed “eco-anxiety.” Pollsters also surveyed 505 school teachers, 70% of whom said they do not have enough time in the day to address students’ concerns about the environment.
The American Psychological Association (APA) defines eco-anxiety as “a chronic fear of environmental doom.” Approximately 80% of youth ages 14–24 suffer from “eco-anxiety,” according to a 2022 study by the Blue Shield of California, and global surveys show that 60% of children and young people worldwide suffer from the mental health condition. The number jumps to 70% among university students, who are taught that humanity is facing certain Armageddon and that they are powerless to stop it. This leads to feelings of despair, depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and even suicidal ideation. Four in ten young people are hesitant to have children due to the “climate crisis.”
A 2021 Lancet study of 10,000 people aged 16- 25 found that 84% are “at least moderately worried” about climate change, with 59% “very or extremely worried.”
“Over 50% felt sad, anxious, angry, powerless, helpless, and guilty,” said the study’s authors. “Over 45% said their feelings about climate change negatively affected their daily life and functioning, and many reported a high number of negative thoughts about climate change.”
Relentless indoctrination
American children are taught from a young age that humanity faces imminent extinction from the environment. Academics, activists, mainstream media outlets, and politicians aggressively push this narrative by publishing doctored science and enacting climate policies. In California, for example, Governor Gavin Newsom allocated $6 million to the San Mateo County Office of Education to add climate change and “environmental justice” to the standard curriculum for grades K-12. In 2020, New Jersey mandated that climate change must be woven into all subjects — including computer science, physical education, and visual and performing arts — beginning in kindergarten. Roughly 75% of school teachers teach their students about climate change.
The environmental organization Greenpeace has warned parents not to shelter their children from climate hysteria and even says that protecting kids from climate alarmism “may not be feasible or helpful,” The Telegraph reported. The activist group acknowledges that eco-anxiety in children must be addressed, but not by dispelling the false climate narrative.
“Children hear frightening information about our changing climate from many different sources,” said Greenpeace UK Executive Director Areeba Hamid. “Helping them to make sense of it all, and emotionally preparing them for the big role climate change will play in their lives, can be a challenge for parents. The reality is that the climate crisis will be one of the major forces shaping the world they’ll grow up in, and it’s good to give them the tools they need to make sense of it.”
