Abstract A complex issue at the intersection of science, emotion, and politics, climate change is on the minds of young people across the globe, as evidenced through worldwide climate strikes. This manuscript presents an analysis of letters written by 350 young people across the US during the 2016 Presidential election season. These letters, submitted through a digital platform called “Letters to the Next President,” demanded public attention to climate change. Using mixed-methods, we identified in these letters three distinct discourses, or ways of discussing climate change: a solution-oriented discourse, a climate politics discourse, and a discourse of doom. These discourses give insight into the types of knowledge and emotions that intersect for youth about climate change, while also demonstrating the politicization of climate change for some youth in the US. We offer research and pedagogical implications, noting the need for educators to consider the politicized contexts that shape climate change learning.

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青年气候变化之声：使用因素分析来理解科学、政治和情感的交集

摘要 作为科学、情感和政治交叉点的一个复杂问题，气候变化正牵动着全球年轻人的心，全球气候罢工就证明了这一点。这份手稿分析了 2016 年美国总统选举季节期间美国 350 名年轻人所写的信件。这些信件是通过一个名为“致下一任总统的信”的数字平台提交的，要求公众关注气候变化。使用混合方法，我们在这些信件中确定了三种不同的话语或讨论气候变化的方式：以解决方案为导向的话语、气候政治话语和厄运话语。这些话语让我们深入了解青年有关气候变化的知识和情感类型，同时也向美国的一些年轻人展示了气候变化的政治化。我们提供研究和教学意义，并指出教育工作者需要考虑塑造气候变化学习的政治化背景。