Every person has unique skills and talents (superpowers!) they can use to help face the challenges of climate change. 
But let’s be honest: when we think about climate change, there are so many challenges that it can sometimes be hard to know where to start.
That’s why a group of young people got together to create this resource. 
First, you’ll find out about the superpowers you have and how can use them to tackle climate change. 
Then, you can choose actions to take on, to help you learn about climate change, make a difference in everyday life, take care of yourself, and transform society.
​So, what are your Climate Superpowers?
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What Are Your Climate Superpowers?

What are your climate superpowers?

Social Superpowers are those that help us build connections and trust with others. These connections can help you learn about climate change and what to do about it, as well as helping you cope and feel better when you feel overwhelmed. It’s all about collaborating and working together to make positive change.
You can use your Social Superpower to create close ties (like with your family and friends), connecting with people from different groups and backgrounds or linking with people or organisations in power (e.g., your MP or local Council).
 Some examples of young people putting their Social Superpowers into action are:
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<li aria-level="1">Getting support from friends, family and professionals when climate change is making you feel down.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Joining forces with others to promote positive change (e.g. by joining or creating environmental groups).</li>
<li aria-level="1">Using your communication skills to help others understand and do more about climate change.</li>
</ul>

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Your Social Climate Superpowers

Climate change is a complicated problem. To tackle it, we need all sorts of people working on all sorts of actions, big and small.
By taking on one (or more!) of these climate actions, you can use your Climate Superpowers as an agent of change at home, your community and beyond. Each action will also help your superpowers grow even stronger!
So, how do want to use your superpowers today?
In these pages, you’ll find ideas, tips, and resources to help you with your chosen actions. We’ll suggest special actions that we think you’d ace, based on your superpowers.
When you complete an action, you can return here and share notes with other young people who are about to take on a similar action in their own lives. Let’s dive in!
Start by choosing which type of action you’d like to explore first:

Social Superpowers

Having Financial Superpowers doesn’t necessarily mean that you have a lot of money. Young people’s Financial Superpowers are often related to their opportunities to use their savings, income, time and effort in a way that helps the environment. For example, you can use your savings or help raise funds to contribute to causes that help fight climate change and protect nature. You can also help influence how others use their money to take care of the environment. Your time and energy are also invaluable resources, and you can share them by volunteering to help in different ways to save the planet.
Young people’s Financial Superpowers often involve:
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<li>Fundraising to support causes that help the environment</li>
<li>Shopping sustainably</li>
<li>Giving sustainable gifts</li>
<li>Convincing parents, family, and school to choose green power</li>
<li>Convincing parents and family to learn more about ethical superannuation</li>
<li>Volunteering</li>
</ul>

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Your Financial Climate Superpower

Financial Superpowers

Built Superpowers are those that help us transform our cities, buildings, facilities, services, houses, vehicles, technology, water, and energy infrastructure, to make them more sustainable.
Built Superpowers often involve:
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<li>Advocating for sustainable buildings in the community (e.g., carbon neutral schools)</li>
<li>Influencing families to invest in sustainability at home (e.g., solar panels)</li>
<li>Using sustainable transport(e.g., cycling, walking, public transport)</li>
<li>Using public spaces (e.g., for collective action/strikes)</li>
<li>Using technological/social media infrastructure for climate action</li>
<li>Inventing new technologies and solutions to fight climate change.</li>
</ul>

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Your Built Climate Superpowers

Built Superpowers

Cultural Superpowers are those that help you understand and know the world, and how you act within it. Cultural Superpowers are related to our cultural heritage, and include our ethnicity, habits, language, stories, traditions, spirituality, symbols, customs, identities, norms, values, and many different forms of art.
Young people’s Cultural Superpowers often involve:
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<li>Cultural values and practices that help protect the environment (e.g. caring for Country).</li>
<li>Artistic expression through drawing, painting, graffiti, photography, video, music, dance, etc.</li>
<li>Values related to social justice and climate justice (e.g., listening to people who are the most affected climate change).</li>
<li>Traditions that help take care of the environment (celebrations that help us become aware of the importance of nature, traditional land management practices).</li>
<li>Spiritual beliefs that teach us to take care of nature.</li>
</ul>

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Your Cultural Climate Superpower

Cultural Superpowers

Human Superpowers are your skills, knowledge, experiences and talents. This includes your ability to find the knowledge and resources you need to achieve your goals. This superpower is related to your education, physical and mental health, personal qualities, knowledge from lived experience and leadership capabilities.
Human Superpowers often involve:
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<li>Access to different forms of education</li>
<li>Knowledge and wisdom from lived experience</li>
<li>Leadership skills</li>
<li>Self-care</li>
<li>Mental health and resilience</li>
<li>Volunteering</li>
<li>Creative skills</li>
<li>Technological skills</li>
</ul>

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Your Human Climate Superpowers

Human Superpowers

Natural Superpowers are those that help you connect to nature to do something about climate change, and to take care of your own wellbeing. They are also related to actions that young people do to take care of natural places and life. Natural Superpowers help us become aware of the beauty of ecosystems and the benefits they have for our health and wellbeing. They are also key to understand how to use natural resources wisely and sustainably: air, land, soil, water, minerals, energy, weather, geographic location, flora, fauna, food, and biodiversity.
Natural Superpowers often involve:
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<li>Caring for Country.</li>
<li>Going out to nature (hiking, camping).</li>
<li>Going to natural spaces in the city (parks).</li>
<li>Enjoying time spent with pets and animals.</li>
<li>Gardening, planting trees, composting.</li>
<li>Cleaning litter from forests, parks, beaches, etc.</li>
<li>Reducing, recycling, and reusing waste.</li>
</ul>

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Natural Superpowers

Political Superpowers help you influence decisions that affect you, including how we can stop climate change and deal with its impacts. These decisions have long lasting effects on our communities, countries and worldwide. Political Superpowers are often used to influence local or national governments, but can also be more informal (for example, when young people become influencers and leaders in their communities, online or offline).
Political Superpowers are related to young people’s agency, freedom of expression, voice, and leadership. They are key to promote justice, equity, and inclusion, by transforming laws, policies, regulations, and governance.
Young people’s Political Superpowers often involve:
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<li>Advocating for more support and resources for communities that are the most affected by climate change.</li>
<li>Participating in rallies and social movements, like the Strikes 4 Climate.</li>
<li>Using the law to demand action on climate change, like when young people have sued their governments.</li>
<li>Influencing your community to do more about climate change (e.g., promoting more and better recycling).</li>
<li>Supporting policies to protect the environment (by voting, signing petitions).</li>
</ul>

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