Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All
by Michael Shellenberger · 28 Jun 2020
.”99 Studies find that climate alarmism is contributing to rising anxiety and depression, particularly among children.100 In 2017, the American Psychological Association diagnosed rising eco-anxiety and called it “a chronic fear of environmental doom.”101 In September 2019, British psychologists warned of the impact on children of apocalyptic discussions of
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author, December 3, 2019. 100. Dan McDougall, “ ‘Ecological grief’: Greenland residents traumatised by climate emergency,” Guardian, August 12, 2019, https://www.theguardian.com; Mary Ward, “Climate anxiety is real, and young people are feeling it,” Sydney Morning Herald, September 20, 2019, https://www.smh.com.au. 101. Susan Clayton et al., “Mental
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/2017/03/mental-health-climate.pdf. 102. Reuters, “One in five UK children report nightmares about climate change,” March 2, 2020. 103. Sonia Elks, “Suffering Eco-anxiety over Climate Change, Say Psychologists,” Reuters, September 19, 2019, https://www.reuters.com. 104. Rupert Read, “How I Talk with Children About Climate Breakdown,” YouTube
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, 4 Earth Day, 266 Earth First!, 267 Eating Animals (Foer), 126, 129, 130, 131, 135, 136, 137, 143 Ebell, Myron, 200–201 Echuya Batwa, 74 Eco-anxiety, 22 Ecological economics, 243–44 Economic development, 8, 61, 64, 76, 238, 260, 275–76 in Amazon rainforest, 31, 32, 38–41, 42–43 in
What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures
by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson · 17 Sep 2024 · 588pp · 160,825 words
, 328–29, 339 Clément, Régine, 169–70, 421 interview, 170–78 climate action. See action and advocacy climate action Venn diagram, 5–6, 424–25 climate anxiety and grief, 236, 255, 344 on hope, 397–99 climate apocalypse skills, 382 climate assessment reports, 23, 24, 25, 141 climate communication/conversations, 4–5
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protest, 4, 232–33, 243, 244 the Global Climate Strike, 238, 239–43 See also action and advocacy public opinion: on climate action, 261, 345 climate anxiety, 344 climate concern, 345, 364 climate-science denial and skepticism, 22n, 230, 260, 298n the Green New Deal, 283–84, 288, 291 offshore wind farms
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
by David Wallace-Wells · 19 Feb 2019 · 343pp · 101,563 words
conceive of what is likely. And perhaps they will prove better guides even than that, considering the optimists have never, in the half century of climate anxiety we’ve already endured, been right. My file of stories grew daily, but very few of the clips, even those drawn from new research published
Carbon: The Book of Life
by Paul Hawken · 17 Mar 2025 · 250pp · 63,703 words
IN TEXT Although it makes up: Roston, The Carbon Age, 26. GO TO NOTE REFERENCE IN TEXT As I write this: Caroline Hickman et al., “Climate Anxiety in Children and Young People and Their Beliefs about Government Responses to Climate Change: A Global Survey,” The Lancet Planetary Health 5, no. 12 (December
Not the End of the World
by Hannah Ritchie · 9 Jan 2024 · 335pp · 101,992 words
, J. A. Kemper & S. K. White, ‘No future, no kids – no kids, no future?’, Popul Environ 43, 108–29 (2021). 2 C. Hickman et al., ‘Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: a global survey’, Lancet Planet Health 5, e863–73 (2021). 3
The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration
by Jake Bittle · 21 Feb 2023 · 296pp · 118,126 words
change would have at least a “moderate” effect on their decision about whether to move over the next decade. These statistics tell us that while climate anxiety may not be a direct driver of movement, it does narrow people’s ideas about where they want to live or where they would move
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson · 6 May 2007 · 420pp · 98,309 words
metaphors that have two powerful psychological functions: They encapsulate a set of freefloating concerns and anxieties that are widespread in today's political and cultural climate, anxieties that have no ready or easy remedy; and, by providing a shared identity for believers, they reduce the believers' feelings of alienation and powerlessness. 16
Wasteland: The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away, Where It Goes, and Why It Matters
by Oliver Franklin-Wallis · 21 Jun 2023 · 309pp · 121,279 words
, it begins to take a spiritual toll. It doesn’t help that every time I switch on the news I see further fuel for my climate anxiety: record heatwaves, deadly floods, fires everywhere. The news continues to stalk me, via my inbox and social media feeds. Chemical boundaries crossed. Microplastics in raindrops
Sustainable Minimalism: Embrace Zero Waste, Build Sustainability Habits That Last, and Become a Minimalist Without Sacrificing the Planet (Green Housecleaning, Zero Waste Living)
by Stephanie Marie Seferian · 19 Jan 2021
, hospitals, transportation systems, and more. Understand Your Skillset Volunteering for a cause you care about is a great way to meet like-minded people, combat eco-anxiety, and create tangible change. Still, it’s incorrect to assume we can all best serve in the same way. I’m not so deft with
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on the environment has made me a much better mom. That alone makes it worth it. Barbara Alfeo, episode #100 podcast guest sunshineguerrilla.com Channel Eco-Anxiety in a Healthy Way Thanks in part to the youth climate movement, pop culture, and apocalyptic media headlines, children are more attuned than ever to
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said it made them feel angry, with only 29 percent optimistic about the future of the planet.161 The American Psychological Association (APA) first defined eco-anxiety in 2017 as “the fear of environmental doom.” And as climate protests, heatwaves, and a barrage of natural disasters increase the media’s coverage of
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we can do as a family to help. Be Solutions-Oriented The most impactful way to help is to focus on solutions. Instead of letting eco-anxiety fester in our children, we can help them channel planet-related fears into action by viewing such fears as a collective energy instead of an
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ailment. We can use eco-anxiety as a means to teach sustainability—protesting peacefully, campaigning for preferred political candidates, contacting companies that are behaving badly, and supporting the youth climate movement
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are powerful ways to make a difference on a larger scale. Instead of letting eco-anxiety fester in our children, we can help them channel planet-related fears into action by viewing such fears as a collective energy instead of an
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/parenting/risky-play.html. 161 Jason Plautz, “The Environmental Burden of Generation Z,” The WashingtonPost, February 3, 2020, www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2020/02/03/eco-anxiety-is-overwhelming-kids-wheres-line-between-education-alarmism/. 162 Anya Kamenetz, “How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change,” NationalPublic Radio, October 24, 2019
Minimal: How to Simplify Your Life and Live Sustainably
by Madeleine Olivia · 9 Jan 2020 · 306pp · 71,100 words
. It’s easy to become overwhelmed by it all and want to just stick our heads in the sand, never to think about it again. Eco anxiety is being talked about more and more and we increasingly fear for our future. Caring for the planet is time-consuming, and trying to fight
Hope Dies Last: Visionary People Across the World, Fighting to Find Us a Future
by Alan Weisman · 21 Apr 2025 · 599pp · 149,014 words
These Strange New Minds: How AI Learned to Talk and What It Means
by Christopher Summerfield · 11 Mar 2025 · 412pp · 122,298 words