Fear, Powerlessness, Hope at COP26– Hope: How Do I Find It?
Hope seems to be in short supply these days. In fact, a survey of 10,000 young people in 10 countries finds climate change is causing widespread, deeply felt anxiety. After COP26 finished in Glasgow, disappointing results left everyone grasping at straws…
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Fear, Powerlessness, Hope at COP26– Hope: How Do I Find It?
Hope seems to be in short supply these days. In fact, a survey of 10,000 young people in 10 countries finds climate change is causing widespread, deeply felt anxiety. After COP26 finished in Glasgow, disappointing results left everyone grasping at straws…
Fear, Powerlessness, Hope at COP26– Where's my seat at the table?
This precious, powerful and fragile planet is everyone's home, and thus everyone is a stakeholder in the debate about how best to manage the threats that it currently faces.
Fear, Powerlessness, Hope at COP26– Is this the last chance?
At COP26, Force of Nature went to every corner - the Blue Zone, the Green Zone, the New York Times Climate Hub, the UK Youth Climate Cafe, the trailblazing campaigners in the streets, and everywhere in between - to gauge the emotional climate.
Is education our only hope?
Eco-anxiety is a new concept, yet a familiar feeling. Do I worry about the friendly critters we will never again see because of the rapidly changing climate around us? Without a doubt…
Are we heading for extinction?
I’ve always cared about the environment and been interested in climate change, but I wasn’t involved in the climate movement until last year - when the US went on lockdown.
Will politics save the world, or destroy it?
Politics started to interest me when I realized the amount of power politicians have and their ability to shape policies to influence the lives of people around them…
Are we throwing away our future?
Growing up, there was little room for wishful thinking that climate change was some far distant threat. Every year, Indonesia has faced new forms of environmental…
Are my food habits killing the planet?
Food is more than just fuel. It’s wrapped up in culture, identity, health, relationships, hobbies and livelihoods. Having recently googled “ways to reduce my carbon footprint,”…
Will sustainability ever be fashionable?
Before I made the commitment to sustainable shopping, I felt trapped by the concept of trends and upholding them.
Is the climate crisis sexist?
I grew up in Marrakech, the red city full of colour and joy, in a household where perfect strangers were treated like family…
Will we run out of water?
Six years ago, at the age of sixteen, I moved from the bitter Peruvian summer into the unbearable winter of Stockholm. Whilst I was startled by…
Is the climate crisis racist?
My name is Shelot Masithi. I’m a 22-year-old environmental activist covered in dust and dryness of the vast water scarcity in South Africa. I find myself grappling with the bitterness of climate change…
Two students share their perspectives on why you should teach about eco-anxiety at school
Throughout this conversation, we will highlight our experience with climate education and eco-anxiety.
Will tomorrow be made of plastic?
I have felt a connection to the earth since I was a child, growing lilies and hyacinths with my mother in her garden during the summertime; playing with…
5 Steps To Supporting Your Student’s Eco-anxiety — Plus 3 Things Not To Do
Over 70% of young people feel hopeless about the climate crisis: powerless to create change, and only 26% feel they know how to contribute to solving the climate crisis…
How does media control the climate change narrative?
I have always felt privileged growing up so close to the beach and the mountains: constantly surrounded by nature. At a young age I became aware of…
Are fossil fuels burning our future?
I used to daydream about having my whole life ahead of me, the career choices I’d make - now, all I can think about is how my future will be defined by the climate crisis.
Climate On My Mind
When I was seventeen years old, I ran away to the Amazon jungle. I’d spent my life caring about animals and ecosystems, forests and birds…
Stepping Into My Eco-Grief — Learning The Power Of Emotions
How can I ride the noise without drowning under the waves?
Carbon Footprint and Carbon Allowances – Tools Against ‘Powerlessness’
Often, what stops us from taking climate action is the thought that it’s too enormous - or that our actions are too small in the face of it.
When I was seventeen years old, I ran away to the Amazon jungle. I’d spent my life caring about animals and ecosystems, forests and birds…