The younger generation are very much aware of the problem that has been created by their supposed betters and elders and are starting to fight back, will they have time to grow up and fix the issues? I doubt it......
Nice story from here in the UK the other day
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49738889
In the supermarket line, the cashier says to an elderly woman:
“You should bring your own shopping bags, since Plastic bags are not environmentally friendly.”
The old lady apologized and said:
“That´s true, there was no environmental worries in my time”.
The employee replied: "That is exactly our problem today, my lady." Your generation did not care enough about our environment.
"You're right," said the old lady. Our generation has not adequately cared for the environment. In those days, milk, soda and beer bottles were returned to the store. The store sent it back to the factory, where they were washed and sterilized before being re-used, and they, the beverage manufacturers, re-used the bottles several times over.
Yes, we really didn't care about the environment in our time. Even baby diapers were made of cloth, then washed because there were no disposable diapers. Drying was done by us on the open air, not on these electric drying machines. The sun and wind took care of drying our clothes.
Yes it is true: there was no concern for the environment in those days. At that time we had only one TV or radio at home, not one TV in each room. And the TV usually had a 14-inch screen, not a stadium-size screen; which will later be discarded, or maybe I’m wrong.
In the kitchen, we had to mix everything with our hands because there were no electric mixers, which do everything for us. When we sent something fragile in the mail, we used old newspaper for protection, not bubble wrap or plastic pellets that last five centuries to begin to degrade.
In those days no gasoline powered or electric machines were used to mow the lawn… instead, a lawnmower that required muscles was used. The exercise from mowing your lawn was extraordinary, and you didn't have to go to a gym and use treadmills that also run on electricity to get fit.
But you are right… there was no concern at the time about the environment. We drank water directly from the source when we were thirsty, instead of using plastic cups and plastic bottles that now fill the oceans.
In fact, we didn't have a green environmental wave at that time. At that time, people would take the tram or bus, and the kids would ride their bikes or walk to school instead of using their parents as a 24-hour taxi service.
So, it's not surprising that the current generation talks so much about "environment", but don't want to give up anything and don't think about living a little like in my time!
So when you say: "The younger generation are very much aware of the problem that has been created by their supposed betters and elders"
I say: That's a load of Bollocks... most (not all) only "Talk the Talk", but they don't "Walk the Walk"