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    The document discusses how Generation Z must take action on climate change. It argues that Gen Z shares the blame for climate change through their everyday habits. As the last generation able to stop the climate crisis within 7 years, according to an IPCC report, Gen Z must use available tools and technology to fight climate change. Inaction could lead to severe economic damage by 2050, with 18% reduced global GDP and issues with resource scarcity that disproportionately impact Gen Z. The essay calls on Gen Z to take urgent action to secure their future and avoid worst case climate change scenarios.

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    Edafe Etuke

    Mr. Ortega

    ENG3UQ

    12 July 2023

    Burning Generation

    Brian McDermott once said, “Climate change is a lot like death. We all understand it’s

    inevitable, but few of us truly accept it”. What does it mean to ‘accept it’? To throw up our hands

    and accept that we can do nothing about it? The boomers decided to do nothing about it.

    Generation X decided to do nothing about it. But us? We do not have the luxury of choosing to

    do nothing about it. Generation Z must act on climate change because it is our fault, our fight,

    and the greatest threat to our future.

    We like to blame the boomers for the climate crisis — and everything else, but we share

    the blame as well, making us obliged to fix our faults. The US Environmental Protection Agency

    said, “Increasing energy production is likely to increase emissions of certain air pollutants and

    greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change” (“Climate Change Impacts on Energy”). Our

    everyday habits, such as leaving lights on or charging phones for long periods, contribute to

    increased electricity production and greenhouse gas emissions. We should recognize that we are

    equally responsible for climate change, regardless of our individual carbon footprint. It is

    essential to address our own actions before advocating for global change.

    Generation Z is the ideal candidate to act on climate change, being the last generation

    with this opportunity, and the first with the tools for the task. The 2023 Report from the
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    Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said we have “seven years left to stop the climate

    crisis”, while the World Economic Forum lists three different technologies rolling out this decade

    that have the potential to mitigate the effects of climate change (Véronique; Torkington). In

    seven years, the entirety of Gen Z will be over 18, deciding how the world is run. Do we want to

    handle the task of running a world plagued with severe weather and extreme heat? Fortunately,

    we don’t have to if we take the time now to use the necessary tools to fight the climate crisis,

    here and now.

    If you think the economy looks bad now, you’d probably do everything you can not to

    see how it looks when climate change gets factored in. If nothing useful is done to avert a crisis,

    18% of the global GDP could be slashed away by 2050, the World Economic Forum reports

    (Marchant). At its worst, a climate crisis will usher in an age of resource scarcity and supply

    chain bottlenecks at a time when the world’s population will result in overflowing demand. If the

    current state of the economy makes it almost impossible for our generation to afford a house,

    what do you think will happen when the global economy takes a huge blow? We will be the ones

    feeling the brunt of the economic repercussions, which is why we must be the ones at the

    forefront of initiatives to create a liveable, comfortable future for ourselves, and those who come

    after us.

    Greta Thunberg said “I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic … like your

    house is on fire.” If my house was on fire, I’d get out of the house. But where would you go if

    the whole planet was on fire? We need to avoid that scenario, at all costs. We have been given
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    the chance to right our wrongs, to take a stand and to secure our future. But, the time for action is

    rapidly decreasing. So, what are you waiting for?


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    Works Cited

    Kesseler, Véronique. “We have seven years left to stop the climate crisis - IPCC Report 2023.”

    Taival Advisory, 4 April 2023,

    https://www.taival.com/we-have-seven-years-left-to-stop-the-climate-crisis-ippc-report-2

    023/. Accessed 12 July 2023.

    Marchant, Natalie. “This is How Climate Change Could Impact The Global Economy | World

    Economic Forum.” The World Economic Forum, 28 June 2021,

    https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/06/impact-climate-change-global-gdp/. Accessed

    12 July 2023.

    Torkington, Simon. “3 ways technology is helping the world adapt to climate change.” The

    World Economic Forum, 1 February 2023,

    https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/02/technology-climate-change-adaptation/.

    Accessed 12 July 2023.

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