{"id":80071,"date":"2023-10-16T01:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T01:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/10\/16\/is-climate-change-just-too-cheugy-for-gen-z\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T01:00:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T01:00:37","slug":"is-climate-change-just-too-cheugy-for-gen-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/10\/16\/is-climate-change-just-too-cheugy-for-gen-z\/","title":{"rendered":"Is climate change just too \u2018cheugy\u2019 for Gen Z?"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a><\/strong>Is <\/strong>Gen Z<\/strong> less anxious about climate change than prior generations? <\/strong>People born after the first COP in 1995 are less jittery about climate change than older generations, Bloomberg<\/a>reported on Thursday, citing a global survey across 39 economies. The Climate Reality Barometer by Seiko Epson \u2014 which surveyed over 30k people \u2014 showed that almost 49% of the respondents aged 16 to 29 were \u201cvery optimistic\u201d or \u201csomewhat optimistic\u201d that they won't be affected by extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change. This compares to a percentage of 32% for respondents aged 55 and older. The survey found that the \u201cCOP generation\u201d do not have the same sense of urgency as older generations do. \u201cYounger people have been living under global warming since birth, so they may not feel so threatened by the change,\u201d Epson CEO Yasunori Ogawa told Bloomberg in an interview.<\/p>\n

The real worry? Inflation: <\/strong>The survey found out that inflation was of greater worry than climate change for the \u201cCOP generation,\u201d in contrast with global warming being the top concern for those aged 30 and older.<\/p>\n

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