As a small island state that relies on relatively clean power energy sources but also consumes a lot of fuel, Tasmania has a pretty even reputation when it comes to climate change.

However, the effects of the changing climate can be felt and seen, in prolonged drought conditions, changing rain seasons, and longer and more devastating bushfire seasons. While it's hard to predict what climate change might do to our environment in the future, the young generation is the ones that will have to wear the brunt of that change. They will have to live with the consequences of that inaction and, for some of them, that outcome is unacceptable.

Launceston will host a Strike for Climate event next week, where school children and like-minded adults will walk-off from their schools and jobs to host a peaceful rally to call for action on climate change.

However, this action, which when performed by adults is a way for them to exercise their civil liberties, is seen as childish and immature, when coordinated and organised by young people.

In a world where apathy has defined the younger generations of late, when did it become a laughable offence to stand up for what you believe in?

Whether you believe in climate change or not, students should be congratulated for taking a stance on a global issue and holding the powers that be to account - isn't that what we should all be doing?

Passion like that should be cultivated, not squashed, because it means that in the future, these young people will become the board members, the CEOs or the protesters who will change the world.

In today's edition of Relax, there are the stories of three children at Grammar who have taken on global problems and found solutions to them, right from their homes in Northern Tasmania.

Water access issues and equality for blind people are just some of the problems these teenagers want to solve - and they did it because they were inspired to act.

What is that adage again - children are the future, so we should support them.