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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Megan Doherty

Is climate education in primary schools doing more harm than good?

There was a really interesting report released last week which you probably didn't read about because it was produced by the Institute of Public Affairs, a conservative think tank that doesn't seem to get much of a go in our mainstream media. But it was worth a read.

The IPA research report, Climate Change Anxiety in Pre-Adolescent Children: A Neuroscientific and Psychological Perspective, revealed "an alarming rise in climate anxiety among pre-adolescent children in Australia".

And it recommended that climate education be delayed until at least secondary school when older students are better able to digest the information before them.

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