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2.2 Youth Perspectives on Climate Change Responsibility and Action Stimulated and motivated by their rich emotions of love, hope, fear, and urgency, team members initially expressed their fierce determination to act in exclamations that we need every possible action by everyone! However, as they delved into the prospect of climate action, team members began to question: what actions will be most effective, who should act, and who can? Team members unanimously agreed with the established scientific consensus that holds humans accountable for causing climate change (Cook et al. 2016). Identifying which humans are most responsible and analyzing what should be done proved to be far more complex, involving multiple scales of society and consideration for fairness and justice—a daunting task even for seasoned academics and, especially, elected officials. In this section we highlight team members' perspectives and debates on these issues. We particularly highlight their attention to the capacity of individuals to respond to such a massive global crisis, the implications of justice, and the accountability of schools, governments, corporations, and—most explicitly—of themselves and other young people. Stimulated and motivated by their rich emotions of love, hope, fear, and urgency, team members initially expressed their fierce determination to act in exclamations that we need every possible action by everyone! However, as they delved into the prospect of climate action, team members began to question: what actions will be most effective, who should act, and who can? Team members unanimously agreed with the established scientific consensus that holds humans accountable for causing climate 40 | F I N D I N G S

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