Eco-Emotions: How we deal with climate fears | ft. @DrGilbz

Understanding climate change and how we're unravelling our world is gruelling. And to work as a climate scientist and communicator means you're constantly juggling emotions - from hope to climate anxiety. So where do we find our hope and our courage to continue? And how can we manage our feelings so that working on global warming is not only bearable, but brilliant!

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Cop28 clip from Narendra Modi

[DrGilbz]

Thank you so much for having me, Adam! It's so wonderful to be able to share these kinds of experiences with like-minded people, it makes such a difference :)

[maxmorimoto]

Needed this video! Been feeling h3lla hopeless these last few years on and off about climate change. Like the message od the video. There has been progress, just NOT ENOUGH at this very moment.

[richardallan]

Just like every 0.1 of a degree makes a difference, every action to try and spread awareness of the sh1tstorm most people ignore every day makes a difference. And you guys have a decent reach, so much respect for keeping on and using it. X

[jenniferlevine]

You know what gives me hope? Listening to two brilliant young scientists speak so honestly and eloquently. I frequently rewatch videos on both channels. Thank you for being here and always presenting what needs to be said and for keeping us all informed and in touch in this changing world.

[ccasto]

Definitely something I've been struggling with. I'm honestly not sure how much it helps, but something I keep in mind is that every thing we do to make the world better, no matter how short it falls of what we need, still makes the world better. World leaders could do nothing about climate change for the next 50 years and it would lead to enormous preventable suffering, but it would still be worth starting to do things even at that stage

[Philoxime]

Thank you Adam, Ella for walking this tightrope between climate ambition, scientific honesty and hope/courage for what's coming!
And thanks for sharing your thoughts, unveiling a bit of the personal side of covering climate change, I think it's very useful.

[sciencesplained]

Thank you both for your work, you provide an oasis of sanity.

[opossumboyo]

Quite frankly, unless folks start to get much more serious about protest (and I don’t mean holding more signs) we’re not going to see change happen fast enough. We are genuinely approaching the point where we have nothing to lose.

[qbas]

Thank you both!

I am not a professional scientist, but I can feel strong "this is fine" vibes...

[sarahzareth]

I find a lot of similarities between fighting for climate change and demanding ceasefire for Palestine. They are a lot of proofs and signs and yet they are many forces that opposes and make things difficult. There's greenwashing and then there's propaganda and lies. And both elicits a lot of feelings of hope, courage, helplessness, fear etc. I hope the community for climate change will grow as much as the community for humanity against genocide is. Community definitely helps a lot in managing the feelings.

[imaginejl]

Interesting, I'm near 50..and have gone through my worst climate anxieties years ago..I still worry of course but have accepted most people cannot listen or be mature about our environment.. I'm so grateful to all the entrepreneurs and people forging new paths, ideas, businesses, technologies that are helping us transition. ❤

[CitiesForTheFuture]

Thank you for an awesome video on climate grief - and it's not just for climate scientists. Everybody who loves nature etc or cares about our world is watching - in horror - as our planet suffers. It's really gut-wrenching.

I see climate restoration like a puzzle with lots of little pieces coming together to create a big picture of a sustainable future for everyone. Many pieces of the puzzle slowly coming together all over the world
- restorative agriculture (permaculture)
- ecological restoration
- renewable energy
- greener industry & manufacturing
- greener construction
- expansion of urban transit & EV rollout
- greener steel & cement processes available
- waste reduction efforts & the circular economy

Several international agreements have recently been negotiated & being implemented, albeit piece meal
- 2030 Agenda & 17 SDGs
- New Urban Agenda
- Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction
- the new Biodiversity agreement
- a new agreement on the High Seas
- a new deep sea mining agreement?

I'm actually quite "amused" by participant behaviour at COP 28 vs DAVOS 2024. I'm thinking the UN should hold the climate COPs just after the DAVOS meetings - not before it - perhaps then we will have a different outcome!

We understand the climate crisis in terms of physics & chemistry, but the climate crisis is due to human decision-making & world view... the realm of the social scintists & humanities.

And if most people will live in cities by 2050'ish then climate solutions must also come cities. Check out cities such as Curitiba, Bogota, Medellin, Tirana, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Singapore awa many cities in Scandanavia etc. The move to a sustainable world is starting to come from cities involving a large proportion of the global population. A "city" in India (I think it's quite small) is now operating on 100% renewable energy, mainly solar. Generally once something difficult has been achieved once, more successes follow soon after.

The pieces of the puzzle are slowly coming together; we often don't see it because they are very small still.

I recently found an excellent YT channel "Planet Critical" with some very interesting interviews & discussions.

Sabina (Science without the Gobbledygook) has also done two recent excellent vids on climate change. Hopefully the narrative is changing; hopefully just in time!

[Venom]

Honestly, as long as my friends and family are ok, that’s all that matters. And I don’t care if it’s selfish or me not looking at the big picture. I know we’re in for a wild ride but they will have my back. I won’t live to see 2100 but I’ll do what I can.

[paulmagnall]

Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are. (St Augustine) Collective action requires the right combination of anger and courage.

[theultimatereductionist]

We need to support and grow the Birthstriker movement! Proud Antinatalist Birthstriker here!

[KarolaTea]

Thank you both so much for sharing your thoughts so openly! Climate change and [gestures at everything around in general] can often feel very overwhelming. Great to hear your tips on how to deal with that if you don't have the option to just hide under a rock for... uh... four months.
Courage instead of hope is something I'll have to keep in mind! For actions I've found that a lot of the "classic" things to do, protests, writing to representatives etc, are kinda draining to me. Interacting with strangers is hard lol. Still important and I won't stop doing that! But I hope to find something to make a difference that fits my skillset a bit more. Maybe volunteering for bicycle repairs or something more "handsy" like that. Might help with the getting courage part, although it'd only be a very small impact.
Do you have any ideas of how to support the climate movement that are maybe less obvious? I'm sure there's a lot of behind the scenes work that never gets seen, but is still important. (As in, part-time volunteering stuff. I think there's already websites that list professional jobs that have an impact.)

[cosmicdahlia]

hope will always be more motivating to me than fear

[lesand]

The statement of courage is great! We can empower ourselves when we become courageous.

[SCS-]

Thanks for keeping us informed Adam. Keep on keepin on. Cheers

[sentientflower]

You got in 2024 where I was in 2010 when it became obvious the Gulf of Mexico oil spill wasn't going to results in Americans change their behavior in any way, although it was also obvious in 2010 that the Point of No Return was already crossed and yet humans wouldn't even make the least sacrifice to aboid the Worst Possible Outcome.