Climate change and cost of living dominate young people's future worries 

Climate activist, Greta Thunberg at a protest during Cop26 last November. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Climate change and living costs are the main sources of future worry for almost four out of five teenagers in Ireland, while the majority doubt the country will meet its environmental targets over the next two decades.

Mirroring what has become one of the pressing issues of recent years for young people all over the world, nearly a quarter of Irish teenagers describe themselves as climate activists, research commissioned by Young Social Innovators (YSI) showed.