{"id":60046775,"date":"2024-08-15T14:48:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/?post_type=opinion&#038;p=60046775"},"modified":"2025-01-21T11:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T11:35:08","slug":"to-engage-chinas-gen-z-on-climate-speak-to-their-life-values","status":"publish","type":"opinion","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/to-engage-chinas-gen-z-on-climate-speak-to-their-life-values\/","title":{"rendered":"To engage China\u2019s Gen Z on climate, speak to their life values"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new report supported by Energy Foundation China, the NGO I work for, contains some fascinating findings on the climate attitudes of China\u2019s 15 to 24 year olds, or Generation Z. It also offers helpful advice on how to communicate with them in a way that builds their support for climate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gen Z are well aware of the central government\u2019s \u201cdual-carbon targets\u201d, to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and reduce them to net zero before 2060. They are interested in the job opportunities that this low-carbon transition is creating. But they lack awareness of how climate issues will affect their lives in myriad other ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To nurture a Gen Z that actively participates in climate action and influences peers to do likewise, climate communicators need to speak to their life values. Climate stories should emphasise opportunities for personal growth, avoid overly negative stories, and provide hope for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gen-z-are-crucial-movers-in-the-low-carbon-transition\">Gen Z are crucial movers in the low-carbon transition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow will China\u2019s carbon-reduction targets affect your lifestyle decisions?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaybe I\u2019ll buy an electric car someday,\u201d a young person answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This exchange took place in late 2023 at a Beijing conference on young people\u2019s participation in climate issues. The participants, mostly recent or soon-to-be university graduates who had braved the capital\u2019s cold winter to attend, all said China\u2019s dual-carbon targets had been a major influence on their career choices. But when I asked for other concrete changes that those targets might encourage them to make in their lives, \u201cbuying an electric car\u201d was the most common answer. This is despite the ambitious national targets that require an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2023\/07\/chinese-enterprises-climate-dual-carbon-goals\/\">overhaul<\/a> of the energy system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-cd-related-news alignright block--related-news loading\" data-post-id=\"103123\"><div class=\"block--related-news__image\"><\/div><div class=\"block--related-news__content\"><span class=\"block--related-news__heading\">Recommended<\/span><span class=\"block--related-news__title\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>The exchange reflects the views of some members of China\u2019s Gen Z. They approve of China having strong climate policies, but don\u2019t know enough about what the actual impacts will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gen Z generally refers to people born between 1995 and 2009. In China, they make up 19% of the population, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stats.gov.cn\/english\/Statisticaldata\/yearbook\/\">267 million people<\/a>. The cohort grew up with the internet and is acutely aware of how technology has progressed and driven social change. The country\u2019s ongoing journey towards meeting the dual-carbon targets will encompass their \u201cblooming\u201d years. In adolescence, early adulthood and middle age, Gen Z will experience even more new technologies and products becoming mainstream, and consumption habits changing, as economic development decouples from carbon emissions. For this reason, their backing and participation are vital if global climate targets are to be achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To gain lessons for communications endeavours in this area, Tsinghua University\u2019s School of Journalism and Communications has conducted research with support from Energy Foundation (EF) China. The findings were recently published in a report, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.efchina.org\/Attachments\/Report\/report-comms-20240530\/%E6%89%A7%E8%A1%8C%E6%91%98%E8%A6%81_%E8%BF%9E%E6%8E%A5%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BDZ%E4%B8%96%E4%BB%A3_%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB%E4%BF%A1%E5%BF%B5%E4%B8%8E%E6%B0%94%E5%80%99%E4%BC%A0%E6%92%AD.pdf\">Engaging China\u2019s Generation Z: Research on life values and climate communication<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does Gen Z think about climate change and the measures being taken to tackle it? How will they cope with the changes those measures will bring? And how can climate communications resonate with their life values and concerns? We break down our findings here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-do-life-values-affect-gen-z-s-climate-stance\">How do life values affect Gen Z\u2019s climate stance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The study concentrated on the 3,552 Gen Z who had taken part in a 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.efchina.org\/Reports-en\/climate-narratives-for-the-chinese-public-six-segments-and-narrative-principles?set_language=en\">survey<\/a> of Chinese people of all ages, which had grouped all participants into six segments based on their life values.<br><br>There are the Backbone Traditionalists who believe hard work will lead to success, and have strong trust in the government (23% of Gen Z participants). Passionate Strivers focus both on their careers and making positive impacts on society (18%). Moderate Pragmatists embrace traditional customs and virtues while rejecting rigidity and opposing stereotyping (23%). Philosophical Observers value autonomy and driving social progress through self-development (17%). Easygoing Leisurists value self discovery and seek to avoid conflicts (9%). Disengaged Individualists value self expression and may be detached from political and community issues (10%).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-pull-quote block--pull-quote block--pull-quote--no-citation\"><div class=\"block--pull-quote__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"block--pull-quote__quote\">We need to ensure Gen Z are aware of the systemic reforms to technology, the economy, consumption and social attitudes needed<\/blockquote><cite class=\"block--pull-quote__cite\"><\/cite><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We found that the life values of these groups correlate with their awareness of climate change and their willingness to take action. The Backbone Traditionalists, Passionate Strivers and Moderate Pragmatists (totalling 64%) exhibited higher levels of awareness of climate change and perception of its risks, and are more motivated to act. Meanwhile, the Philosophical Observers and Easygoing Leisurists (totalling 26%), showed low awareness and are less compelled to act. Similarly, the Disengaged Individualists had low awareness and sense of risk, and had reservations about climate policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-raising-awareness-still-key\">Raising awareness still key<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gen Z are very aware of how macro-level factors, such as climate policy, can change how the country develops, and the available opportunities. But they lack a sense of urgency regarding acting on climate change and do not see it as something affecting their own lives, and the research backed this up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More respondents say climate change impacts the natural environment (93.8%) than say it impacts economic growth (83.8%). And while they express concern about climate change, they tend to see it not as urgent, but as a long-term issue to be tackled after, for example, poverty. Their understanding of climate science is also poor, with an average score of 2.69 out of 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helping people see the connections between their own lives and climate issues isn\u2019t easy. But we need Gen Z to understand the risks climate change brings, and not just that they might need to buy an electric vehicle or consider the new jobs it brings. We need to ensure they are aware of the systemic reforms to technology, the economy, consumption and social attitudes that are needed, and the impact these will have on their own lives. That will help Gen Z see the connection and promote their individual participation in climate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image block--article-image--article\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"hide-expand block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/A-job-fair-in-Yancheng-city-Jiangsu_W6E2EG.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/A-job-fair-in-Yancheng-city-Jiangsu_W6E2EG-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/A-job-fair-in-Yancheng-city-Jiangsu_W6E2EG-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/A-job-fair-in-Yancheng-city-Jiangsu_W6E2EG.jpg 2560w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 2560px\" alt=\"a job market packed with people\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\">A job fair in Yancheng city, Jiangsu. Stories about new types of jobs created by the journey towards carbon neutrality can spark optimism in Gen Z and encourage them to keep moving forward (Image: Imaginechina \/ Alamy)<\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/A-job-fair-in-Yancheng-city-Jiangsu_W6E2EG.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"858 KB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1709\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2560\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been signs Gen Z\u2019s awareness and life values are changing. The research found that, compared to participants aged 18 to 22, those between 23 and 27 are more rational and pragmatic, and show more critical thinking, with more Moderate Pragmatists and Philosophical Observers among their ranks. Those who have started working also demonstrate more awareness of climate risks. This shows that Gen Z\u2019s life values can change, something climate communicators should take into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-positive-climate-narratives-can-spur-action\">Positive climate narratives can spur action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research also found some characteristics common to all Gen Z segments. That is, dreaming of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-60353916\">lying flat<\/a>\u201d but also of career success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some think today\u2019s youth are too focussed on enjoying themselves and are unable to do hard work. We found, however, that while 58.5% of respondents agreed that there is \u201cno point in making demanding plans, as the future is too uncertain\u201d, 89.7% agreed that they \u201cconstantly improve [their] social skills and hope to become successful\u201d. This apparent contradiction reflects the fact that Gen Z people are generally exhausted by living in a highly competitive society, and turned off by negative info, but they retain hopes for a better future, personal growth and opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-cd-related-news alignright block--related-news loading\" data-post-id=\"105904\"><div class=\"block--related-news__image\"><\/div><div class=\"block--related-news__content\"><span class=\"block--related-news__heading\">Recommended<\/span><span class=\"block--related-news__title\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>That will affect how they act on climate change. All segments apart from the Backbone Traditionalists were more inclined to agree with language emphasising personal growth, such as job opportunities. Some, such as the Easygoing Leisurists and Disengaged Individualists, were more focused on themselves and less inclined to think they could take effective climate action. Overstressing the severity and irreversibility of the climate crisis could fail to grab their interest, or even repel them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accordingly, if climate communications are to speak to Gen Z, we must accommodate their desire for change and a better future. This can be done by focusing on \u201cself-improvement\u201d and informing Gen Z about how climate change interacts with social and personal development. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.efchina.org\/Attachments\/Report\/report-comms-20240530\/%E6%89%A7%E8%A1%8C%E6%91%98%E8%A6%81_%E8%BF%9E%E6%8E%A5%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BDZ%E4%B8%96%E4%BB%A3_%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB%E4%BF%A1%E5%BF%B5%E4%B8%8E%E6%B0%94%E5%80%99%E4%BC%A0%E6%92%AD.pdf\">report<\/a> has advice specific to each segment, but there are general principles. That is, climate communicators should tell more stories about the synergies between the response to climate change and technological advances, social and economic improvements, and personal development. Stories about new types of jobs created by the journey towards carbon neutrality, for instance, can spark in Gen Z a sense of optimism and encourage them to keep moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reaching-out-to-a-new-audience\">Reaching out to a new audience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Climate communicators have always faced a trio of challenges. How to reach those outside of climate circles? How to encourage public participation in climate action? And how to make those participating feel they have made an impact?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research found some members of Gen Z are sceptical about the emissions impact of individual action. They support actions which are achievable and do not reduce quality of life, but are more reluctant to take actions involving extra costs. In contrast, many members of Gen Z, including the Backbone Traditionalists, Passionate Strivers and Moderate Pragmatists (which together represent a majority), are willing to practise what they preach on climate action and are positive about the impacts such action has. The study also found that nearly three-quarters of respondents approved of actions within their community to stop climate change, and said they would encourage others to take similar actions. This may be linked to high scores for valuing self-transcendence, communitarianism and political efficacy in these groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-cd-related-news alignright block--related-news loading\" data-post-id=\"117600\"><div class=\"block--related-news__image\"><\/div><div class=\"block--related-news__content\"><span class=\"block--related-news__heading\">Recommended<\/span><span class=\"block--related-news__title\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>Reaching out to these \u201cactivists\u201d may be one way to expand climate actions beyond climate circles. Strengthening links with these groups who score highly on political efficacy and self-transcendence, and perhaps even providing them with more support and choices, could turn these people into new \u201cclimate messengers\u201d. This would mean moving their actions beyond changes in personal consumption styles, such as buying an electric car, and towards positively influencing other people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study also found that members of Gen Z identify strongly with their social circle and community. Accordingly, climate communicators could consider linking climate change with the social and personal issues different groups are concerned about and, by using social influence within circles and communities, reach new people and bring them on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is just the beginning of research into climate-change communications and the life-values segmentation of the Chinese public. We hope it will provide new inspiration and ideas for those working in the field. As research continues, there is much scope for cohort studies, which track particular segments of the population over time, as well as designing narratives with broad appeal, and implementing and evaluating communications programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Correction notice: The original version of this article stated that China had committed to peaking its carbon emissions by 2030 and reaching carbon neutrality by 2060. On 21 January 2025, this was corrected to\u00a0<\/em>before<em>\u00a02030 and\u00a0<\/em>before<em>\u00a02060.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young people need to be shown how climate issues connect to their lives, our research has found<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":60046790,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[761],"tags":[519,13444,50041624,50040749],"country":[20000110],"class_list":["post-60046775","opinion","type-opinion","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate","tag-climate-impacts","tag-electric-vehicles","tag-labour","tag-livelihoods","country-china"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>To engage China\u2019s Gen Z on climate, speak to their life values<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Young people need to be shown how climate issues connect to their lives, our research has found\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/to-engage-chinas-gen-z-on-climate-speak-to-their-life-values\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"To engage China\u2019s Gen Z on climate, speak to their life values\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Young people need to be shown how climate issues connect to their lives, our research has found\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/to-engage-chinas-gen-z-on-climate-speak-to-their-life-values\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dialogue Earth\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-21T11:35:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/A-man-looks-over-an-EV-car-in-a-store-in-Shanghai_Mark-Andrews_Alamy_RN57H6-1200px-copy.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"797\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/to-engage-chinas-gen-z-on-climate-speak-to-their-life-values\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/to-engage-chinas-gen-z-on-climate-speak-to-their-life-values\/\",\"name\":\"To engage China\u2019s Gen Z on climate, speak to their life values\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/to-engage-chinas-gen-z-on-climate-speak-to-their-life-values\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/to-engage-chinas-gen-z-on-climate-speak-to-their-life-values\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/A-man-looks-over-an-EV-car-in-a-store-in-Shanghai_Mark-Andrews_Alamy_RN57H6-1200px-copy.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-15T13:48:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-21T11:35:08+00:00\",\"description\":\"Young people need to be shown how climate issues connect to their lives, our research has found\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/to-engage-chinas-gen-z-on-climate-speak-to-their-life-values\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/to-engage-chinas-gen-z-on-climate-speak-to-their-life-values\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/to-engage-chinas-gen-z-on-climate-speak-to-their-life-values\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/A-man-looks-over-an-EV-car-in-a-store-in-Shanghai_Mark-Andrews_Alamy_RN57H6-1200px-copy.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/A-man-looks-over-an-EV-car-in-a-store-in-Shanghai_Mark-Andrews_Alamy_RN57H6-1200px-copy.jpeg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":797,\"caption\":\"RN57H6 A Chinese man looks over the Byton M-Byte prototype in the very first Byton Place concept store in Shanghai, China. 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