Greenscore - A Sustainability Podcast

Climate Anxiety: Turning tough feelings into real environmental change

November 16, 2022 Greenscore Season 2 Episode 7
Climate Anxiety: Turning tough feelings into real environmental change
Greenscore - A Sustainability Podcast
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Greenscore - A Sustainability Podcast
Climate Anxiety: Turning tough feelings into real environmental change
Nov 16, 2022 Season 2 Episode 7
Greenscore

On Greenscore, we give you the tools to make sustainable choices in everyday life. But with daily reports on extreme weather events, soaring energy costs, and biodiversity losses, the fight against climate change can feel overwhelming. Sound familiar? Well you are not alone - these feelings of climate climate anxiety and eco-grief are increasingly being experienced worldwide.

Join us for this special episode on climate anxiety, featuring Dr. Jessica Pratt, an Associate Teaching Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California Irvine. Learn what climate anxiety actually is, how it affects us, and how a few simple steps can not only make it manageable, but also turn it into something that can drive real change. 

Visit Dr. Pratt's website: https://prattecology.weebly.com/

Further reading:
- Effect of climate anxiety on young people
- Tips for managing climate anxiety
- Intersection of climate anxiety and race

Thanks for listening! Have feedback or content ideas you'd like us to cover? Let us know here.

Show Notes

On Greenscore, we give you the tools to make sustainable choices in everyday life. But with daily reports on extreme weather events, soaring energy costs, and biodiversity losses, the fight against climate change can feel overwhelming. Sound familiar? Well you are not alone - these feelings of climate climate anxiety and eco-grief are increasingly being experienced worldwide.

Join us for this special episode on climate anxiety, featuring Dr. Jessica Pratt, an Associate Teaching Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California Irvine. Learn what climate anxiety actually is, how it affects us, and how a few simple steps can not only make it manageable, but also turn it into something that can drive real change. 

Visit Dr. Pratt's website: https://prattecology.weebly.com/

Further reading:
- Effect of climate anxiety on young people
- Tips for managing climate anxiety
- Intersection of climate anxiety and race

Thanks for listening! Have feedback or content ideas you'd like us to cover? Let us know here.