Report: Young Americans Believe ‘Humanity Is Doomed’ as Dems Warn of Climate Catastrophe

Claire SprangMarch 2, 2023

The belief that young Americans have the ability to make their own decisions is growing. “no future or that humanity is doomed” CBS News reported that climate change is a major concern. This news comes as President Joe Biden uses apocalyptic warnings in order to push his environmental agenda.

“We see that a lot of young people are saying, I think my life will be worse than my parents’ lives,” Dr. Sarah Schwartz (a psychologist professor at Suffolk University) points to a generational phenomenon. “climate anxiety.”

46 percent of Americans between 16 and 25 years old are affluent. “extremely” Oder “very” 26% are concerned about climate change, and 25% say it has affected their ability day-to-day functioning. According To one study. Respondents indicated that 54% of them are. “afraid” The future.

This report comes as President Joe Biden (and other Democrats) use increasingly dire warnings regarding the fate of our planet to justify broad-ranging environmental policies. Biden in a speech Last year, Massachusetts described climate change last year as “a” “code red for humanity.”

“Climate change is literally an existential threat to our nation and to the world,” The president spoke.

Republicans have been critical of the administration’s expensive environmental initiatives since Biden became president. These include limits on domestic energy production which has pushed up gas prices and subsidies to electric vehicles. Gas stoves. Budget for the Financial Year 2023 of the Biden administration Includes $44.9 billion “tackle the climate crisis.”

Schwartz resisted the temptation to call “climate anxiety” She acknowledged it was a disorder but emphasized that the rising trend is evidence that the country should. “address the societal issues and the environmental issues.”