There is increasing understanding of strategies people use to cope with the Emergency. This often draws from psychological work into how people cope with conflict trauma or serious illness, applying this to experiences of climate disasters or more broadly to the planetary Emergency. Of course, psychological studies and therapies are more prevalent in the
This is an introduction to the causes, impacts and solutions of climate change, with links through to evidence and further reading. It is the linked version of these infographics, which you can download and print. We are often asked for basic and accessible explanations, and we hope this post is helpful. Climate change: the causes
A tipping point is a threshold that, when exceeded, can lead to large changes in the state of the system. In the case of global climate disruption, these changes could mean a cascade of feedback effects that could destroy conditions for thriving biodiverse life and human civilisation. The terms for climate have very quickly moved
This is an invitation to help us with our formative research into Climate Emotions and Coping Strategies. A key aim of our activities is to enable conversations about the Climate & Ecological Emergency, and to develop better strategies for coping. We don’t aim to convert people to a particular point of view or solution, but
This is a version of a more personal blogpost on The Learning Planet. This version focuses on sharing the latest science. The first is this study showing that the extent of climate change is unparalleled in 2000 years. And this from Thomas Mote which shows an extraordinary spike in the melting of the Greenland glacier. The consensus had been
This post is a shorter version of an article from December 2016 published here on Medium. It is relevant as climate-denying Boris Johnson becomes our Prime Minister, and tackles Brexit on behalf of this network of interests that want relaxed regulations and increased subsidies for their planet-plundering. It explains how fossil fuel companies and oil-dependent countries are