Beykoz Akademi Dergisi

Abstract

Climate changes that have occurred as a result of global warming and natural disasters depending on these have brought about the climate crisis to our agenda. The reasons why the environmental pollution and the resulting ecological changes have been on our agenda recently are that people have become aware of the issue and the damage to the environment has become to an irreversible point in our present day. To avoid that the world is not harmed by the effects of the climate crisis it faces, the Fridays for Future Movement formed by the activists who demand that necessary measures are taken and legal regulations are made is an international movement that was initiated by students who skipped Friday classes to join in the actions called “Climate Strike”. The present study aims to understand the organizational power of the young activist individuals who aim to raise awareness by drawing attention to climate changes and how climate debates have been transformed globally. In this context, the organization called “Fridays for Future Movement”, which was initiated by Greta Thunberg in Sweden to fight for climate justice was examined. The shares in the official Twitter and Instagram accounts of the Fridays for Future Movement during the “March 3, 2023 Global Climate Strike” process were analyzed with the Content Analysis Method. This movement shows that the climate problem is embraced by young people and that the new generation, who is concerned about the future, is organized in the digital media to make their voices heard.