This study examines whether different emotionally framed climate messages, specifically fear- and hope-based framing, influence risk perception of climate change, and whether these effects differ between Australian young adults and middle-aged adults. A between-subjects experimental design was conducted with an online sample of 289 participants collected via Prolific. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the three message conditions (fear, hope, neutral) and then completed measures of climate risk perception. The results showed that message framing did not significantly affect risk perception, whereas age was a significant predictor, with younger adults reporting higher risk perception. No significant interaction was found between age and message framing. The findings suggest that age differences may play a larger role in shaping climate related perceptions than brief emotional framing manipulations, and practical implications are discussed for this. The study highlights the complexity of climate communication and suggests that single exposure emotional framing alone is insufficient to shift climate risk and thus action.