Empowerment

Ridley — Buffalo, NY

How have your thoughts or feelings about climate change changed over time?

For me, I have always grown up with an understanding and appreciation for the planet. I have always tried to be in nature, but I have also been told of its destruction. Overtime, my understandings, feelings, and thoughts of climate change have become more complex, but I think the main difference I have realized is that climate change is everywhere and there is always something to learn and someone to help. There is nothing that can’t be connected to climate change, and it is just a part of our lives now. So we need to learn because there is always more to know. It is no longer just saving the trees or a scientist’s issue.

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The ocean is so big and so vast that I both greatly fear and admire it. It is strong and commanding in a way that could easily overpower me. But, it can also be calm and provides so much life. Being at the beach puts into perspective how small we truly are in the world and makes my own problems seem silly.

Powerlessness

Katelyn — Delran, NJ

I remember first entering college and feeling confused and surprised that so many people weren’t planning to study sustainability because I felt that climate change is the most important issue of our time. I still believe that but also see how climate change is an intersectional issue and connected to everything that people care about.

Inspiration

Alison — Woodbridge, CT

That “wake-up moment” at the Fridays for Future protest changed the course of my life, infusing its major decisions with the perspective that we must preserve our Earth for future generations and take action now to both mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Interest

Emily — Durham, CA

Ridley — Buffalo, NY

How have your thoughts or feelings about climate change changed over time?

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