A green recovery would give young people the sustainable future they crave

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Young people have been hit disproportionately hard by the Covid-19 crisis, but a green recovery offers them a brighter future, writes ECIU's Jess Ralston

Young people have had a rough few months. Premature ends to school and university terms, a summer in solitude and the chaos of exam results has only added to their woes. Becoming increasingly apparent...

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