As a result, we have seen much of the movement shift in recent years towards more positive narratives of climate hope and telling stories of change. It is obvious how such framings can turn people off or at worse encourages a state of denial. This is the kind of attitude that many of us are culturally trained to adopt, to keep looking on the bright side and remain hopeful.Ĭlimate change and environmental movements have long been criticised for trying to motivate the population through negative narratives and doomsday scenarios. How do we face up to these warnings without falling into apathy, denial or being evangelically optimistic? How do we find a way to confront our climate and ecological reality and yet respond in a meaningful, purposeful way?įormer UN climate chief Cristiana Figueres has argued the only way we can save the planet is with relentless, stubborn optimism. Yet there is no way to do justice to the threats we face without it being scary and provoking anxiety. At the same time there is anxiety about what is still to come.
As the time length between loss and impacts shorten, personal recovery times reduce. It could be loss of animals and plants we hold dear or lifestyles we have grown accustomed to such as eating whatever we want whenever we want. We are facing a state of continual unfolding loss, compounding impacts on our psyches.
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