If you're feeling anxious about climate change, the common wisdom goes, there's an antidote: Take action. Maybe you can alleviate your worries by doing something positive, like going to a protest, becoming an advocate for mass transit, or trying to get an environmental champion elected.
New research reveals that these anxieties are not just Western concerns — they're common among young people on nearly every continent — but that the ability to do something about them depends on where you live. "The question is whether you have the opportunity or not to engage in those behaviors," said Charles Ogunbode, a psychologist at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.
