It’s a warm, sunny weekday evening in July in the heart of Vancouver, British Columbia. Inside the Creekside Community Recreation Centre—which overlooks the Vancouver skyline—a group of more than 20 ...

Just Stop Oil’s campaign may be over, but the emotional legacy it leaves behind—frustration, urgency, and debate—will outlast its tactics. But the intense backlash directed at JSO is not evidence that ...

Explore eco-anxiety and climate grief—and how emotions can drive resilience and action. Climate change is reshaping not just our planet, but our emotional well-being. Psychologist Emma Nelson joins ...

With dire environmental warnings and extreme weather events in the news almost every day, it can be tempting to simply avoid thinking about the climate crisis. But how do climate scientists, who must ...

New research has found that we are more likely to back policies aimed at tackling climate change when we feel fearful – but feelings of dread make us less likely to support such policies. Published in ...

Climate targets have long been treated as technical challenges, focused on infrastructure and behaviour change. Yet as climate movements show, people often need to connect emotionally to the facts in ...

When the Marshall Fire swept through the grassy plains and foothills outside Boulder, Colorado, in late December 2021, it burned down more than 1,000 homes — and left many young people shaken. “It can ...

The findings also suggest positive emotions such as hope may be more likely to support sustained behavior change rather than ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to climate scientist Kate Marvel about her new book, "Human Nature." It's a look at our changing planet through the lens of nine very human emotions. Kate Marvel, the climate ...

Dealing with, and learning from, our intense climate emotions isn’t so different from dealing with and learning from our other emotions, though it can be a bit more intense. In this post, I offer ...

A recent study finds that hope can be more effective than fear in inspiring creative problem-solving around climate issues.