17 June 2024
Climate anxiety: Are oil and gas companies listening?
Publication date: 02 May 2024
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Climate (or eco-) anxiety has been described by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as “an umbrella of uncomfortable emotions that a person can feel when confronting the climate crisis.” The sentiment is intrinsically linked to the impact of climate change that is being felt globally.
A study carried out by a consortium of global universities – including Bath in the UK, Helsinki, Finland, and Stamford in the US – in 2021 considered the impact of climate change on 10,000 young people globally. It found that 84% of respondents were at least “moderately worried” about climate change and climate risks. 39% of those surveyed said climate anxiety had even impacted their decision to have children.