Teen's Outlook On The Environment: 'Not So Good'

A survey conducted by over 400,000 science students around the world concluded that one out of ten believed that very little will change with the environment unless drastic measures were taken.

The survey was a two hour test conducted by The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). Only 15 year old science students participated in the survey. When it came to the subject of science over half responded correctly in understanding current environmental issues. However, they were almost all reluctant to say that that was ever going to change.

The test showed that Canadian children ranked third in the science, just after Finland and Hong Kong. The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) have been able to gather more interesting statistics.

- Only one in 10 said they hold out hope for the threats to endangered species to improve in the next 20 years.
- Nine out of 10 teens in Canada and around the world said government should crack down on companies that dump toxic waste, beef up laws that protect endangered species and require drivers to test their cars regularly for emissions;
- Eight out of 10 teens in Canada and around the world think plastic packaging should be capped and that electricity should be produced from renewable sources - even if it raises the cost;
- While 81 per cent of Canadian teens say they are aware of the dangers of clear-cutting forests, only 52 per cent were familiar with the issue of nuclear waste -- a danger more familiar to their peers in Turkey (74 per cent) and the Czech Republic (69 per cent;)
- Eight out of 10 teens in Canada and around the world say they are concerned about energy shortages, and 76 per cent are worried about water shortage.

The report demonstrates that throughout the world students are learning at a very young age to develop strong opinions about the environment. Hopefully this mean that there is light for the future of politics in changing past mistakes.

Read the full article here.

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