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Environmental
Engagement and
Awareness In
Youth
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
BY: SAMANTHA WEIKERS
Common Trending Issues in Youth
 Denial in climate change
 Technological reliance
 Fear/Resistance
 Disengagement/Disinterest
 Dissent… which I will discuss further.
The Politics of Dissent
 Young people engage in environmental awareness
through 3 different types of dissent:
-Dutiful
-Disruptive
-Dangerous
What is dissent?
 - a sentiment or philosophy of a non-agreement or
opposition to a prevailing idea or an entity
 - the expression or holding of opinions at variance
with those previously, commonly or officially held
Dutiful Dissent- Awareness
 Joining activities/organizations that express resistance to
mass fossil fuel production, consumerism, etc
 Example: Environmental Youth Alliance(EYA)
 Green transport (carpooling), support sustainable
development (monitoring water usage), reducing waste
 Picking up trash in the ocean
Disruptive Dissent- Activism
 Challenging power relationships, politics
 Joining petition campaigns, boycotts
 Example: Protest of oil drilling in the Yasuni National Park in
Ecuador by planting trees on oil site in 2018
 Disrupting international climate meetings
 This type of dissent is often necessary for social change (Should not
be perceived in a negative light)
Dangerous Dissent- Alternatives
 New ways of organizing society- more individualistic perspective
 Transform social norms
 Resistance of powerful ideologies- withdrawal from organized systems
 Recognize that the lifestyle of industrialized countries can only be achieved at
expense of environmental resources
 Example: Creating alternative ways of thinking that threaten vested societal
interests Ex: Challenging powerful corporations and factories
Ultimate example of dissent in youth:
Greta Thunberg
 Started protesting at 15 and is now 17
 9.3 million Instagram followers
 Started protesting outside the Swedish Parliament – “Fridays for Future”
 Nominated for the Noble Peace Prize
 Spoke at United Nations COP24 in 2018- “How Dare You” speech
Statistics
 Approximately 8 million pieces of (very small to very large) plastic pollution
find their way into the ocean daily
 The United States only recycles approximately 9% of its plastic trash
 Air pollution kills an estimate of 7 million people world wide annually
 93% of children worldwide live in areas where air pollution exceeds World
Health Organization’s guidelines
Rise of Fossil Fuel Usage:
Since 1970,
CO2 emissions have
increased by about 90%,
with emissions from
fossil fuel combustion
and industrial processes
contributing about 78%
of the total greenhouse
gas emissions increase
from 1970 to 2011.
Why the youth is so important:
 Millennials are the first generation that have witnessed rapid degradation
of crucial ecosystems at a global scale, however have not heavily engaged
in awareness & dissent
 These globally deteriorating events that the youth have experienced can
alter how they:
 Value the environment, understand what needs to be done, and realize
the severity- more than any other generation
 Due to this mass exposure, we hope that the youth of today, like Greta of
Generation Z can use this information to spread awareness.
Thank you! Questions?
Sources:
 https://ecologyandsociety.org/vol23/iss3/art42/
 https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-
data
 https://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/20-gut-wrenching-
statistics-about-the-destruction-of-the-planet-and-those-living-upon-
it.html
 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/8/2324
 All photos used from Google Images.

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SPSA 2021 Conference: Samantha Weikers

  • 1. Environmental Engagement and Awareness In Youth GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY BY: SAMANTHA WEIKERS
  • 2. Common Trending Issues in Youth  Denial in climate change  Technological reliance  Fear/Resistance  Disengagement/Disinterest  Dissent… which I will discuss further.
  • 3. The Politics of Dissent  Young people engage in environmental awareness through 3 different types of dissent: -Dutiful -Disruptive -Dangerous
  • 4. What is dissent?  - a sentiment or philosophy of a non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or an entity  - the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly or officially held
  • 5. Dutiful Dissent- Awareness  Joining activities/organizations that express resistance to mass fossil fuel production, consumerism, etc  Example: Environmental Youth Alliance(EYA)  Green transport (carpooling), support sustainable development (monitoring water usage), reducing waste  Picking up trash in the ocean
  • 6. Disruptive Dissent- Activism  Challenging power relationships, politics  Joining petition campaigns, boycotts  Example: Protest of oil drilling in the Yasuni National Park in Ecuador by planting trees on oil site in 2018  Disrupting international climate meetings  This type of dissent is often necessary for social change (Should not be perceived in a negative light)
  • 7. Dangerous Dissent- Alternatives  New ways of organizing society- more individualistic perspective  Transform social norms  Resistance of powerful ideologies- withdrawal from organized systems  Recognize that the lifestyle of industrialized countries can only be achieved at expense of environmental resources  Example: Creating alternative ways of thinking that threaten vested societal interests Ex: Challenging powerful corporations and factories
  • 8. Ultimate example of dissent in youth: Greta Thunberg  Started protesting at 15 and is now 17  9.3 million Instagram followers  Started protesting outside the Swedish Parliament – “Fridays for Future”  Nominated for the Noble Peace Prize  Spoke at United Nations COP24 in 2018- “How Dare You” speech
  • 9. Statistics  Approximately 8 million pieces of (very small to very large) plastic pollution find their way into the ocean daily  The United States only recycles approximately 9% of its plastic trash  Air pollution kills an estimate of 7 million people world wide annually  93% of children worldwide live in areas where air pollution exceeds World Health Organization’s guidelines
  • 10. Rise of Fossil Fuel Usage: Since 1970, CO2 emissions have increased by about 90%, with emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes contributing about 78% of the total greenhouse gas emissions increase from 1970 to 2011.
  • 11. Why the youth is so important:  Millennials are the first generation that have witnessed rapid degradation of crucial ecosystems at a global scale, however have not heavily engaged in awareness & dissent  These globally deteriorating events that the youth have experienced can alter how they:  Value the environment, understand what needs to be done, and realize the severity- more than any other generation  Due to this mass exposure, we hope that the youth of today, like Greta of Generation Z can use this information to spread awareness.
  • 13. Sources:  https://ecologyandsociety.org/vol23/iss3/art42/  https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions- data  https://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/20-gut-wrenching- statistics-about-the-destruction-of-the-planet-and-those-living-upon- it.html  https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/8/2324  All photos used from Google Images.