Young people across the county are being encouraged to fill out an online survey about climate change which will help organisations, like GWT, to better understand where young people’s concerns, where they are getting their information from, and how best to support them in driving real action to address the climate crisis.

The project is a collaboration by charities and organisations working with young people in the county and further afield on the topics of climate change, eco-anxiety and solutions. 

Claudia Naylor, a Youth Activist based in Gloucestershire says “Young people have grown up with the reality of climate change, we come from a different angle because we’re looking for solutions without being fully stuck in old paradigms. We should have a say in what happens with our future.”

The survey launched at the start of July, and is open to anyone aged 11 - 25 that is living or working in Gloucestershire. 

Polly Gannaway-Pitts, who runs the Gloucestershire Youth Climate Group (GYCG) says "Creative Sustainability is based on the values of inclusion, empowerment and sustainability. Our focus is on ensuring the youth voice is at the heart of conversation around climate change in Gloucestershire. We have recently established the GYCG and it’s fantastic to be working in partnership with these three organisations and young people in the county to understand youth engagement and the climate emergency. The survey collects meaningful data, which will amplify youth experience at a local level and become a part of national research."

Young people involved in the survey have also created a poster campaign and competition to design a poster promoting the survey, budding artists can submit their poster by Monday 22 August to enter. For more details and to enter please email: glosyouthclimate@cscic.org 

Raechel Kelly from Planet Cheltenham who hosts the Youth Climate Group in the town. says ‘’This survey is a vital way to ‘take the temperature’ of young people’s thoughts and feelings on the climate emergency and amplify their voices to local leadership. We already know that young people are at the forefront of calls for climate action, our groups are seeking to support them in their activism. Knowing what young people think about climate and where they go for information and support will help us tailor our projects and give us solid data to work with.’’

Take the 2022 climate action survey