Young people are already experiencing climate extremes and life disruptions first hand. This past June, New Yorkers experienced dystopian orange skies and smoke from Canadian wildfires. On September 29, 2023, a record-setting rain event dumped 7.25 inches of rain in New York City’s residential neighborhoods in just a few hours, shutting down mass transit, flooding 150 public schools, stranding hundreds of thousands of students and their families, and leading New York City’s Mayor to declare a state of emergency. A majority of young people are understandably feeling scared and anxious, and believe that adults and governments have failed them by not taking action to stop the climate crisis.NY state climate education bill addresses causes and impacts of climate change and its solutions. High school students helped to write it.