Young people are very anxious about the changing climate and warming planet.
According to a landmark survey published in the Lancet , an overwhelming number of young people feel anxious, angry, and powerless about climate change.
Even so, there’s optimism and creativity generated by our youth.
Take for example a solution that was developed by a young girl from the South Bay for filtering water. Clean drinking water is essential for life, but climate change is worsening supplies by increasing the risk of severe drought.
“Actually, two billion people don’t have access to clean drinking water. And that’s what inspired my project: to be able to find a nearly zero cost way to be able to filter water,” remarked San Jose middle school student Tina Jin.
Jin is just 13 years old, but the middle school student is wise beyond her years. She met with CBS News Bay Area at the Public Library in Cupertino and was accompanied by her mother Mary.