http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/anna-rose/ Anna Rose is the co-founder & Chair of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. She works at strategy and communications consultancy Make Believe and is currently doing research in the USA, UK and China on a Churchill fellowship. This piece was contributed as part of The Australian’s Shaping Our Future series (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/shapingourfuture) which this week is examining the challenges and opportunities facing our environment in the future. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/climate-change-bugger-cate-we-must-all-act/ The climate change debate has never been hotter, with family groups outraged that Cate Blanchett (among others) has thrown her not-particularly-substantial weight behind carbon pricing. Here, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition’s Anna Rose talks about the need for urgent action. Sixteen-year-old Alana volunteers with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. When asked why, she tells the following story: “When I was 14 my brother was born. When I first saw him, I thought about his future and I almost couldn’t face it. I couldn’t bear to think about the world that he was going to grow up in to. So I decided to do something about it.” Life is very different for young Australians today. Gone are the days when young people can plan our futures without factoring in an ominous shadow looming over our plans for our lives, careers and families. Not since the Cold War have young Australians faced a future so uncertain. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Anna Rose) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/climate-change-bugger-cate-we-must-all-act/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/climate-change-bugger-cate-we-must-all-act/#item5954 Sun, 29 May 2011 19:55:47 +0000 Anna Rose | Author bios | The Punch