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Translating Anxiety into Action: Youth Climate Activism during the Biden Administration, 2020-2024

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Youth climate activism in the United States has risen over the last several years as inaction at the federal level has provoked much worry and frustration. To contest the formidable power of the fossil fuel industry over the American economy (Wright C., Nyberg D., 2021) and over many elected officials, young climate activists have mobilized en masse. Through their protests and their backing of pro-climate electoral candidates, they have raised awareness, helped force the issue onto the agend...

Source: IdeAs

DOI: 10.4000/12hs7

Author: Melanie Meunier

Institutions: Sociétés, Acteurs, Gouvernement en Europe, Savoirs dans l'espace anglophone : représentations, culture, histoire

Language: English

Topic: Climate Change Communication and Perception

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4403453474

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