As an outcome of the election, I’ve noticed a spike in climate anxiety among the young people I encounter. Climate anxiety is real. Students and young adults who are experiencing it need to talk about it. But the most effective antidote for that anxiety is action, and seeing those actions translate into results. These kids need to get involved with organizations like Citizens’ Climate Lobby, the Sierra Club, or the Illinois Environment Council. These organizations are effectively driving results but also are teaching young people effective advocacy techniques and also how to manage stress. Students would do well to participate in marches, call and write Congress, meet with representatives, enroll other students in getting active and challenge their universities to co-sponsor effective climate legislation as their time permits. They need to feel and be empowered as a change agent with the support of others in their group. When students come to know they are helping to create the political will for change and start seeing climate legislation pass, it will do wonders to alleviate their anxiety. Andrew Panelli, Homer Glen