Climate Anxiety Resources
Below are a curation of resources which facilitate and exemplify ways to find hope and ways to cope in the face of climate crisis.
- the-nature-connection-handbook.pdf
- Climate Mental Health Activities
- You’re Not Alone: Resources to Manage Ecoanxiety and Strong Emotions
- Eco Grief and Climate Anxiety (4 page article)
- https://www.climatementalhealth.net/grief-resources
- A piece reminding us we are part of nature, not separate from it.
Social Media Accounts to Follow
These accounts are dedicated to highlighting “positive climate developments” and successes in sustainability. Their aim is to stimulate our thinking, encouraging us to actively seek out and celebrate these achievements, while also using them as valuable case studies and sources of inspiration for learning. Some focus on the beauty of nature and science, while others specifically explore what social or climate action is being done in the world.
- itsthegarbagequeen
- sambentley
- fairlylame_
- nathanology_
- globalpositive
- atmos
- thescishow
- goodnewsnetwork
- globalpositivenews
Videos
we fly, we crawl, we swim: a short film about climate justice
A creative and beautifully animated short on climate justice
Bridging Theory to Action: Hope and Climate Change | Lisa Kretz | TEDxEvansville
Lisa Kretz (PhD) on using our emotions as a means of empowerment in a time of climate change
This animated short, takes place in a climate-changed setting. Walter addresses water scarcity and individual-based solutions to ecological degradation.
an animated story of how working together is essential to surviving
This is a futuristic 2 minute short on Solarpunk potentials through the scope of food justice.
Build a Solarpunk Future Right Now
This 14 minute short discusses realistic approaches to creating a solar punk future right now and the importance of releasing profit as a priorit
y. Instead, solarpunk asks us to reprioritize nature and our interpersonal relationship within and without Nature.
United Nation’s Harmony with Nature on transforming the way we treat life on Earth.
Understanding Intergenerational Trauma
Observes the trauma on Indigenous/Aboriginal communities caused by colonization
Podcasts
The Tribe that’s Moving Earth (and Water) to Solve the Climate Crisis | How to Save a Planet
The Yurok tribe is reversing centuries of ecological damage to their land and making it more resilient to climate change by marrying two systems that might seem contradictory: indigenous land management practices and modern Western economics
Remembering the Critical Role of Hope in Activism
Elin Kelsey discusses the nuance of hope and critical optimism vs climate despair and how hope orients us toward seeking solutions.
Facing It – a podcast with Jennifer W. Atkinson, Ph.D.
Dr. Jennifer Atkinson explores “ways to move from despair to action by addressing the psychological roots of our unprecedented ecological loss”
Interviews
Talking Trash; A Conversation about Climate Change with Billie Eilish
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Billie Eilish discuss climate change and how to think globally and act locally. Learn what you can do to make your voice heard.
News Sources and Articles
Climate Anxiety Is an Overwhelmingly White Phenomenon – Scientific Journal
Written by Sarah Jaquette Ray, author of A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety, this article brings social justice to the forefront of conversations about climate change.
A collection of articles acknowledging climate emotion: how to move with them and how to move through them.
Inside Climate News: Science, Policy, Justice, and Energy
News specific to climate change from a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization.
Artistic Expression
Imagine 2200: The 2022 climate fiction collection
Processing climate change and reimagining the future through fiction.
Animated short film about the quest for water
Books
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin
Additional resources
The Existential Toolkit for Climate Justice Educators
A great resource for students and educators who want to develop skills to deal with the climate emergency without becoming overwhelmed by despair.
Seeing Evergreen – a Map View of Projects
Curious about what ongoing work is being done around campus? CCAS has curated a living map that updates monthly with new projects and information around various aspects of campus sustainability and climate action (everything from land stewardship, to energy production/conservation, to addressing social impacts of climate change such as reduced available housing).
You can see the map here (or by copy and pasting the link below). Email josephm@evergreen.edu to send updates or ask questions!
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1951l3EHZUQyvbzq_rD7-nQumTLxdGP4&usp=sharing
The Greener Sustainability Network – Org Chart
If you’d like to see an Organizational Chart of the groups on campus working in or around climate action and education, CCAS has a living version linked here: Evergreen Sust. Community Mindmap (v2).vsdx