根據牛津大學出版社的調查，英國兒童將「氣候變遷」選為2023年的年度關鍵字，反映出他們對環境問題的關注與擔憂。

在英國「#氣候變遷」被選為2023年度兒童關鍵字

這是根據牛津大學出版社針對超過5,000名英國兒童所進行的研究調查得出來的結論。

自2014年以來，牛津大學出版社每年都會針對英國兒童進行用詞調查，今年的調查發現，時事經常左右孩子們的字詞選擇。例如，2020年時，大家普遍選擇「冠狀病毒」作為年度詞彙。到了2023年，「氣候變遷」成為了三分之一兒童（33%）的首選，其次分別是「戰爭」（31%）和「加冕」（24%）。牛津大學出版社兒童部門主任Helen Freeman指出，「氣候變遷」成為年度關鍵字，反映了孩子們對重大議題的關注，不過許多孩子也透露，這個詞讓他們感到害怕和憂慮。

資料來源／The Sustainable Restaurant Association

#兒童氣候關注 #氣候變遷影響 #環境教育 #永續發展趨勢 #年度關鍵字

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◉ UK children choose ‘climate change’ as Word of the Year  ◉

‘Climate change’ has been chosen as the Children's Word of the Year, based on a survey of over 5,000 children across the UK.

Oxford University Press has been running the Children's Word of the Year survey since 2014 and says that current events often influence the selection. For example, ‘coronavirus’ was the word chosen in 2020.

One-third of children (33%) said climate change was their word of the year for 2023. Coming in second was ‘war’ (31%) with ‘coronation’ in third place (24%).

Helen Freeman, Director of the Children's Division of Oxford University Press, said the choice of ‘climate change’ as word of the year showed how willing children were "to engage with meaningful change". However, with many children surveyed sharing that the phrase made them feel "scared", "sad" and "worried", we struggle to see this as anything other than depressing.