Teens take the lead on climate action, from online journals to local classrooms

For a growing number of teens, climate change isn’t just an abstract global challenge — it’s a personal mission. Across the country and here in Key Biscayne, young people are finding creative ways to raise awareness and push for solutions.

One example, reported by InsideClimate News, highlights Mira Shah, a high school senior from Los Altos, California, who launched Karbon Economics, an online journal that explores the connection between climate change and economics.

Shah was first drawn to the issue in sixth grade when a brush fire threatened her neighborhood. Since then, she has focused on the role money, policy, and systems play in addressing global warming…

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