For them, it is here and now. It belongs to our times but often we don’t know enough about the way they engage with the issue. “Young people are in an unusual position,” says Adam Corner, Research Director at the Climate Outreach and Information Network (COIN). “On the one hand they are the people who will define society’s long-term response to climate change. But they’re also the most vulnerable to the legacy of decisions made by older generations.” Although young adults arguably have the most to gain and the most to lose in a changing climate, their voices are not prominent in the public debate, and engagement with climate change appears in many ways, limited. Corner and colleagues released the report “Young Voices”, a first attempt to capture the ways in which young adults could be more effectively engaged. Their findings represent valuable lessons to communicate with young people about climate change. Interviewed by Laura Caciagli, Corner explores the issue while illustrating the narrative approaches that are more likely to resonate with the interests and values of young people.

Read the full interview  on Climate Science & Policy, the free digital magazine edited by CMCC.