Barriers to Efficient Knowledge Transfer for a Holistic Circular Economy: Insights towards Green Job Developments and Training for Young Professionals by Asia Guerreschi, Letizia Piras, Ferdinand Heck

“…Additionally, attention is being paid to the younger generation, which is now focused on addressing climate change, as evidenced by the growth of the post-Greta Thunberg phenomena. As a result, this paper proposes a set of recommendations to improve measures for circular economy education (ECE) in order to train future CE experts who can contribute to achieving successful sustainable development. …”
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Meaning making and fostering radical hope: applying positive psychology to eco-anxiety research in youth by Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise, Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise, Terra Léger-Goodes, Catherine M. Herba, Catherine M. Herba, Nadia Bélanger, Jonathan Smith, Elizabeth Marks

“…For some youth, eco-anxiety leads to greater involvement and activism, as can be seen by the international movement set out and led by youth activist Greta Thunberg. However, eco-anxiety can also lead to feelings of hopelessness and disengagement. …”
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HEALTH IMPACTS OF AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE by Adil Zareef

“…How do we want the future living conditions for all living species to be like?” remarked Greta Thunberg.5 Reversing these trends would require a herculean effort on part of governments, public health systems and civil society organizations. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“… In April 2019, Greta Thunberg made TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2019 list. …”
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COP26 AND HEALTH: SOME PROGRESS, BUT TOO SLOW AND NOT ENOUGH by Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Richard Smith

“…However, net zero pledges made by businesses have attracted considerable doubts – and many remain full of loop holes, including allowing for continued investment in fossil fuels - leading the climate activist Greta Thunberg to call the conference “a global north greenwash festival, a two-week long celebration of business as usual and blah blah blah.”7 In response, the UN Secretary General has committed to establishing a “greenwashing” watchdog.8 Health was more prominent in COP26 than in any previous COPs in that the WHO had a health pavilion for the first time and health had an hour-long session with ministers in the main part of the meeting. …”
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Environmental and economical ethics collide by Camille Castelyn

“…They are more susceptible because they do not have access to basic sanitation and are often forced to live in places affected worse by climate change and pollution. In 2019 Greta Thunberg, the 15-year-old environmental activist, made the case that the economics to solve the current environmental constraints did not yet exist. …”
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