Faced with constant news of how climate change will leave their future less secure, the disillusionment among youth is being compounded by those in power not doing enough to address the warming world, the high cost-of-living and bleak housing prospects.
It’s a state of mind Ben Simoni found himself in at one point, but one that helped inspire a mobilization that puts youth front and centre in the fight against climate change – while putting money in their pockets and lifting up communities.
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