'I'm Mad at the People Who Could Have Solved the Problem': What Kids Say About Eco‑anxiety

'I'm mad at the people who could have solved the problem': What kids say about eco‑anxiety

"This is our home. If we destroy it, and we can't build it up, then that's a part of Earth that's destroyed, and we won't be able to get it back." Matthew, aged 10, isn't alone in feeling this way.

‘I’m mad at the people who could have solved the problem’: what kids told us about eco-anxiety

Daniil Kondrashin/Pexels This is our home. If we destroy it, and we can’t build it up, then that’s a part of the Earth that’s destroyed, and we won’t be able to get it back. Matthew, aged ten, isn’t alone in feeling this way. We interviewed 15 Australian primary school children aged between nine and 12-years-old about environmental change, which includes things such as pollution, climate change and deforestation. Every child knew the environment…