On April 4, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its yearly report. In the wake of its publicity, its co-author, Jim Skea, gave a dire warning regarding climate change: “it's now or never.”
Despite the evidence, and the many environmental horror stories to back it up, many of us aren't compelled to action and, some of us even deny its existence altogether.
“We know that climate change is leading to an increase in extreme weather events… and I think it's not surprising to know that those things have an impact on mental health,” psychologist and environmental scholar Susan Clayton told the “Connect the Dots” podcast.
This week on "Connect the Dots", we investigate the psychological mechanisms behind climate change inaction in discussion with Clayton, who co-authored the American Psychological Association (APA) reports on “Psychology and Global Climate Change.” We also spoke with Kate Melges, an oceans campaigner at Greenpeace USA who works to end the flow of plastic pollution.
Listen to find out how we might overcome climate change anxiety to give the future a fighting chance.
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