KURZBEITRÄGE.

Abstract

Recommendations for Teachers How to Support Young People Coping with Climate Change Climate change poses a major threat to current and future generations. Even the indirect experience via media can trigger stress in young people. The social environment can strengthen young people's resilience to cope with climate change and their climate emotions. In the context of a qualitative interview study, six adolescents were asked about their climate emotions and coping strategies as well as about the influence of their social environment. Hereupon, recommendations for teachers to support their students in building appropriate coping strategies were developed. This article examines them in more detail. To conclude, teachers can support their students in coping with climate change by acting as positive role models, educating about climate change, providing opportunities for action, as well as validating their student ´s climate emotions and creating spaces for conversations.