Learning how to cope with ‘climate doom’

The impacts of the climate crisis are undeniably here. Heatwaves,
droughts, wildfires and flooding are causing devastation around the
world. And yet, we still aren’t seeing the drastic action that’s
required to avert climate disaster. As things get worse, it’s easy
to give up hope – but ‘climate doomism’ is just as dangerous as
climate denial. Anand Jagatia speaks to psychotherapist Caroline
Hickman about her research on climate anxiety, and how we can turn
feelings of doom into positive action. Help support our independent
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