Many young people have eco-anxiety worldwide. UK doctors have been advised to talk about climate change with patients. Under new guidelines, a doctor's visit might consist of a medical diagnosis and advice on how to reduce our carbon footprint, as well as help on how to live with eco-anxiety. Critics of the guidelines called them "seriously unethical". They said doctors should spend time "treating patients rather than lecturing them on 'politicised issues'".

The UN said eco-anxiety was "an emergency crisis hidden in plain sight". The UN said the constant worry about the climate crisis will severely affect the mental health of children. Downtoearth.com wrote: "Extreme weather events like wildfires, heatwaves…and floods lead to displacement and food shortages, causing psychological harm." A UN survey found that 59 per cent of young people in a study were distressed about the climate.