Relevant terms from the Child and youth voice research findings index:
Accountability, Climate change, Cost of living, Empowerment, Environment, Generation gap, Politics, Safety, Sustainability, Suicide, Pollution.
2020 research tracking NZers attitudes and behaviours around sustainability. Captures feedback from 1,500 New Zealanders, including 500 13-17 year olds
Key findings include:
- Top concerns for adults are: Protection of children, build up of plastic in environment, cost of living
- Top concerns for youth are: Suicide rates, build up of plastic in environment, water pollution
- Climate change increasing concern for NZers, affecting mindset and behaviour
- Actions mainly relate to tangible changes in everyday behaviour:
- 50% agree need to change their diet to save environment, including increasing trend for meat free and more open to alternative food sources
- Increased action on reducing waste and the focus on the 'excess' of everyday items
- Around half have shifted to sustainable products/brands/services
- Climate change causes divergence in opinions – between generations, genders, cultures and communities.
- Climate change has resonated with NZ teens: 76% of 13-17s aware of the recent school strikes, 28% partcipated
- People blame business & government for creating the problems – and expect them to take responsibility
- 60% of 13-17 year olds are very/somewhat interested in politics but 70% believe that politicians do not take notice of the concerns of young people
- 18-29 year olds feel most empowered to make an impact on issues relating to climate change
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