Climate Optimism: The cure for Eco-Anxiety

The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report?left me throughly depressed this week. You too??

An article from?The New York Times?about the need to turn climate anxiety into action and optimism lifted my spirits. It describes "feelings of despair about the climate crisis" that have become so commonplace that "eco-anxiety is now an emerging field in psychology.”

The New York Times?recommends several podcasts that will leave listeners "more informed and perhaps better able to embrace climate optimism".

1. Hot Take - hosted by the writer Mary Anna?se Heglar and the investigative journalist Amy Westervelt - starter episode:?“Follow the Money, Eat the Rich”
2. The Climate Question - BBC World Service podcast - starter episode:?“Could Giving Nature Rights Help Fight Climate Change?”
3. Drilled - a true crime approach to climate change - starter episode:?“The Bell Labs of Energy”
4. How to Save a Planet - Gimlet Media hosts a crew of self-proclaimed climate nerds - starter episode:?“What’s Your 2022 Climate Resolution?”
5. Outrage + Optimism - an optimistic discussion with guests who have included Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough - starter episode:?“The Breakthrough Effect”

Claire Brady at Stand, a strategic brand communications agency, has written a thoughtful series of articles about the opportunity for public relations to contribute to positive change in light of the IPPC report. I recommend following her on LinkedIn.

The London School of Economics Department of Media and Communications is running a webinar on?Greenwashing, Carbon Capitalism and the Role of PR?on 21 April chaired by Dr Lee Edwards.?