Ann Sanson is an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Her research career focused on social and emotional development from infancy to adulthood, particularly through large-scale longitudinal studies. As she became more aware of the climate crisis, her work shifted towards seeking to understand the impacts of climate change on children and young people, how they are responding to awareness of the threat it poses to their future lives, and how they can best be supported to thrive and cope effectively with the crisis. She is also passionate about empowering developmental scientists to contribute meaningfully to addressing the climate emergency.