Eco-anxiety is real. A recent survey indicates that 74% of Canadians are either “worried” or “very worried” about climate change. This is particularly true of our younger generation. There’s no doubt that it’s difficult to watch communities across our great country (and the world) battling floods, fires and other natural disasters thought to be a direct result of the earth’s negative environmental changes. Experts say that taking immediate action to live in hope is the best way to cope, versus living in fear and dread.
Eco-anxiety: Activists want to shift the conversation from doom and gloom to hope | CBC Radio
Read Story Transcript Nearly every day Abbie Richards gets messages from people who are anxious or stressed about climate change, and she says it’s time to change the narrative. Instead of living in fear, she says people need to take action. “I see so much doom and eco-anxiety,” Richards told The Current’s guest host Nora Young.
