Leah Parsons: A Girl Guide's Perspective on Climate Change

I was at the United National Climate Change Conference in Durban with a delegation of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from across the world (The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts - WAGGGS), 17 of us from 13 different countries. We spent our days at the conference spreading the message of what guiding across the world is about and how we are tackling climate changes, as well highlighting the work we do promoting gender equality.
...All my Guides feel very strongly about climate change and it would seem they are not alone. Research into the attitudes and opinions of girls and young women conducted by Girlguiding UK shows that this feeling is widespread. Girlguiding UK's annual Girls' Attitudes Survey investigates girls' opinions on a range of subjects, including the environment. This year 55% of 11-21-year-olds agreed with the statement 'I am angry that adults have damaged the environment, and our generation will have to deal with this'. This is up from 38% last year which is a huge leap.