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The Co-op Foundation are concerned that actions to tackle climate change might unfairly impact young people. We spoke with 44 young people aged 16-24, and ran a survey with over 1,000 young people. Here is what they had to say.
“My honest reaction is how can people afford this? People can’t even pay their bills at the moment let alone buy an electric car. That stuff can only be done by people with money. They can afford to buy a heat pump and they can pay extra to fly if they have to. Poorer people are either going to be left behind or accused of being not green which isn’t fair.”