IT WAS inspiring to read that young people thought they should be taught how to save the environment in schools.

The young people questioned in a new report said they were worried about their futures, with 87 per cent saying they wanted lessons caring for the planet.

The survey of 1,000 under 14s by Explore Learning found that pollution was their biggest worry, followed by the extinction of animals and rising sea levels.

Pandas were the animals that children were most concerned about dying out, followed by polar bears and elephants.

Nearly nine out of ten children said they were worried about Donald Trump being the President of the United States.

This just goes to show that we need to think differently about how we move forward in the future and economic growth at all costs will be detrimental.

What we need is a truly green economic strategy which protects our environment for my generation and future generations to come.

Jasmine Jones

Young Green Member Randwick