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…
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,”…
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…
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…