Youngsters demonstrating against climate change

Surely, all schools cover global warming in the curriculum.

Nothing political about it btw.

Well, DGS, aged 9 was one of three children interviewed at his school about global warning and what they were doing. Obviously, being primary school, they were not striking but they did talk about the recycling, unrecyclable plastics scheme the school runs and how it contributes to conserving the world's resources and the importance of so doing.

Hopefully we are heading to a 5th generation of my family being politically involved.

I agree Global Warming is important but I thought the OP was far too stereotypical to be true.

If it is true I offer my apologies

My grandson (teen) isn't interested in anything much, except sport.
Its a teen thing.

The solution is very simple - people just need to give up the luxury of flying all around the world whenever the fancy takes them. A reduction to 10% of the current number of flights would do the trick.

My GC all joined the demo..though as they were on half term here they did it by collecting plastic waste off local beaches .I too would be disappointed if they were ignorant of glabal warming and the risk to marine life from waste .Thankfully our schools are on the ball with teaching about these subjects .Maybe because we also have waste from the Nuclear base dumped in our lochs . I know that theres an outcry amongst the community about the 22 submarines being dumped here too .They need to learn about these things NOW its them who will inherite the problem

I'm sure there are teenagers, just as there are adults, who are not interested in climate change, or anything remotely political.

Please tell me you're joking speck4eyes.

There is nothing "trendy" about global warming. Sadly it is very ongoing.

No one lives such an insular life as to not know about the horrific effects of global warming.

Are these two children having any adult input in their lives? Why were they newly out of their beds at gone midday on a Sunday? Do they have no mates? Nowhere of interest to go?

They need rescuing.

No, I don't think this posting is tongue in cheek. I would most likely share your disappointment specki4eyes, but 'horrified' is a maybe a bit strong. I do think that awareness of any issue grows for a number of reasons; it becomes personal, it attracts a critical mass, it becomes 'trendy' etc. Maybe your grandchildren lead quite insular lives and if it's a topic that not being discussed at school or among friends it's simply passing them by for now.
I live in a town where most of our local young people went into the city to join a bigger protest that was very well organised and attended, but a few turned up in the market square and were well informed, erudite and passionate about climate change. It left me feeling rather hopeful.

I think this OP is "tongue in cheek"?

We have just had two threads on this subject!
Being ‘horrified’ is a bit silly, they are being young teenagers
How interested were you in current affairs at that age?
Am sure the many children who took time off school to wave placards and yell slogans enjoyed it hugely.