CLIMATE anxiety is soaring among young Limerick people and across the island of Ireland, but so too is their drive to take action on the pending crisis.
That’s according to recently published interim findings from the all-island 2025 Youth Climate Justice Survey, an initiative led by ECO-UNESCO in conjunction with SpunOut.ie.
The new research, according to the publishers, aims to understand the perceptions of climate justice issues amongst young people across both Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Young people in Limerick city and county were among the many of the new generation who took part in the climate survey.
ECO-UNESCO ─ Ireland’s leading environmental education youth organisation ─ announced the interim findings of the survey at its annual Earth Gala held o, together with its annual Youth Summit at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin.
Limerick participants, representing Limerick Youth Service, presented their climate action project at the event.
The interim results showed the large majority (79 per cent) of 14-25-year-olds are feeling anxious about climate change, an increase of nine per cent on the same survey findings last year.
Despite a rise in negative feelings and decreased confidence among young people, the interim results show a notable rise in motivation among them to engage in climate action, increasing from 69 per cent last year to 79 per cent this year.
Despite feeling anxious about climate change, young people are keen to understand the issue, with nearly three out of four wanting climate education to be incorporated into their daily lives.