Almost 10,000 British schoolchildren participated in one of the largest ever surveys of its kind, which revealed the critical importance of schools in their understanding of climate change.
The surprising outcome was the emphasis students in different settings placed on their schools in shaping their understanding of climate change: School is where respondents heard climate change talked about the most (67%) compared to other information sources such as TV (52%), social media (50%) and family (25%). School was their most trusted information source, as well as the top source of inspiration to get involved in individual and community action.
The nationwide survey of almost 10,000 respondents aged 11 to 18, conducted between April 2022 to January 2023, set out to understand the views and motivations of young people towards climate change and local and national climate action.
Credits: InterClimate Network (ICN), United Kingdom