Climate anxiety

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While talking on a walk with our 9-year-old, he suddenly said, "Well, what does it matter anyway? We've messed up our planet, and it's filling up with plastic."
This is a mighty burden to bear for a 9-year-old. With increased awareness and education across society, climate anxiety is real.
What is Climate Anxiety?
Climate anxiety is the background stress and dread caused by thinking about the state of the climate of the planet and where it's going.
One good thing, however, is that one way to alleviate climate anxiety is to be taking action , and fortunately, action is also what the planet needs, too.
Suffering from climate anxiety?
- I recommend reading Hannah Ritchie's: Not the End of the World
- 2025 explainer on climate anxiety from Carbon Brief
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