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Aging and Climate Change: Karl Pillemer, Leslie Wharton, & Ruth McDermott-Levy
To my teenagers, climate change is an existential crisis. It's the end of the world as we know it. They decry the lack of serious attention and prioritization this issue has in the US. My kids ask - why don't adults care about this issue the same way that they and their friends care about it? My kids have taught me that the emphasis on personal responsibility (reduce your carbon footprint!) was supported by the fossil fuel industry, because it shifted responsibility for change from industry to individuals. Voting and emailing congress to advocate for systemic change (e.g. less reliance on…
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