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:
- Getting support from friends, family and professionals when climate change is making you feel down.
- Joining forces with others to promote positive change (e.g. by joining or creating environmental groups).
- Using your communication skills to help others understand and do more about climate change.
Actions
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:
Use your talent to connect with other people and organisations to learn more about climate change.
Ask a friend or family member to tell you about their experiences with climate action.
Look for young activists and youth-led organisations at events and on social media.
Find organisations that give advice and training to help you talk about climate change with people who have different views.
We all know that talking about climate change with people who are still sceptical can be quite challenging. There are no magic answers, but the following sites offer useful tips and can help you feel more supported to express your voice with family, friends and others.
Talking about climate change by Climate Action Australia
How to talk to family and friends about climate change by Ocean Generation
How to have a connected conversation about climate change by The Nature Conservancy Australia
You can use your Social Superpowers to connect and collaborate with other people in your everyday life (friends, family, classmates). In this way, you can also use your skills to help others along their own journey to discover their Climate Superpowers.
Share this Climate Superpowers website with friends and others who would like to discover their own climate superpowers.
Post about climate action on social media.
Talk to your family or friends about why climate action is important to you and encourage them to also take action.
Use your ability to connect with others to take care of yourself when you’re feeling overwhelmed by climate change.
Connect with other young people who care about climate change, and get inspired by positive stories of making change.
Seek out support to deal with climate anxiety and stress. Make use of resources and services for children, young people and families.
Talk to someone that you trust about how you feel about climate change.
Do something fun with your friends or family. It doesn’t have to be related climate change at all – it just needs to be something you enjoy doing!
Social Superpowers give you the powerful ability to connect, communicate and collaborate with others.
Use the power of public speaking: talk about climate change in class presentations, school assemblies and rallies. Your voice is powerful!
Join the environmental group at your school/uni/work. If there’s no group yet, you can create one! Ask for tips from young people who are part of existing groups.
