New research reveals the cross-generational support for urgent action on climate change. 91% of Britain’s grandparents are fearful about the impacts of climate change and how it is going to affect future generations. This concern is equal to their younger generation Z and millennial counterparts.

This research, conducted by the People’s Postcode Lottery, also revealed that 81% of grandparents believe the climate emergency should be treated as an urgent problem that needs to be resolved, compared with 79% of 16 to 34 years-olds. These results go against the notion that the issue of climate change is solely on the shoulders of 18-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg’s generation.

Vicky Humphries, a 74-year-old grandmother of 12 from North Devon, says, “We’re in a climate emergency and a biodiversity crisis and I’m deeply concerned for my grandchildren’s future. My fear is a future with an increase in wildfires, more powerful and frequent storms, flash floods, record-breaking high temperatures and shortages of food and water. Greta Thunberg is an inspiration but we can’t leave all the hard work to the younger generations.”

Over £148 million in funding raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery has supported 2,500 charities focused on environmental and climate-related issues over the last five years alone.

Managing Director of People’s Postcode Lottery, Clara Govier, said, “As a parent myself, I share the concerns echoed by the grandparents surveyed, we need to make changes now and that’s why I’m proud our players are supporting organisations working to tackle climate change. Players of People’s Postcode Lottery are raising millions of pounds every year and providing vital support for charities working to achieve a safer, greener future for all of us.”