Young people won’t accept inaction on climate change, and they’ll be voting in drove

Today young Australians will hit the streets for the second Climate Strike of 2019.

School students take part in the global #ClimateStrike
 rally in Melbourne, Friday, March 16, 2019.

Youths are often brushed off as being politically disengaged, but the Australian Electoral Commission has reported record high numbers of youth enrolment, and climate change will be at the forefront of their minds when many take to the polls for the first time.

But unlike older generations, who develop and stick to lifelong party allegiances, we’re seeing dramatic shifts in the way young people vote, choosing sides based on issues and specific policies instead.

Read the story from The Conversation by a PhD Researcher in Science Communication from the Australian National University, Hannah Feldman - “Young people won’t accept inaction on climate change, and they’ll be voting in drove.”