Staying hopeful in light of this summer’s climate events can be a real challenge. If you are feeling eco-anxious, we hear ya, we’re experiencing it too.
When we feel this way it’s easy to focus on the bad and forget about all the good things that are happening in parallel. This is called the negativity bias – it’s a really strong effect (26).
To help you out, we have matched some disastrous climate events from this summer, each with a good news story. As a bonus, the last slide is filled with climate good news you can share with your eco-anxious friends to remind them of the amazing actions that are possible.
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Navigating this summer’s climate chaos has got us feeling pretty anxious.
Although the news can feel heavy, there are LOTS of positive climate actions taking place.#ScienceUpFirst
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— ScienceUpFirst | LaScienced’Abord (@ScienceUpFirst) September 8, 2023
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- Here’s a look at what’s happened in Canada’s record-breaking wildfire season so far
- Brazil Amazon deforestation drops 34% under Lula, but El Niño is stoking the risk of forest fires
- Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops 34% in first half 2023
- Amazon deforestation falls over 60% compared with last July, says Brazilian minister
- ‘Something’s changed’: Summer 2023 is screaming climate change, scientists say
- Canadian Drought Monitor | FR : Outil de surveillance des sécheresses au Canada
- Drought analysis | FR : Analyse des sécheresses
- Ozone layer recovery is on track, helping avoid global warming by 0.5°C
- Beyond borders: Why new ‘high seas’ treaty is critical for the world
- New ocean treaty is landmark moment
- Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks
- Government of Canada recognizing federal land and water to contribute to 30 by 30 nature conservation goals | FR : Le gouvernement du Canada reconnaît des terres et des eaux fédérales pour contribuer à l’atteinte de l’objectif de conservation de la nature de 30 p. 100 d’ici 2030
- Canada sees farthest north 100-degree temperature amid burning wildfires
- Indigenous Climate Action
- Indigenous Resistance Blocked 400 Coal Plants’ Worth of Climate Pollution
- Deep inside the Amazon, Indigenous leaders are fighting to preserve the rainforest and stabilize the climate
- Agroclimate interactive maps – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | FR : Cartes interactives agroclimatiques – Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
- Nova Scotia floods cause ‘unimaginable’ damage; four people missing
- Weather tracker: parts of Canada record three months of rain in a day
- The energy revolution: The cheapest electricity now comes from wind and solar
- Global Electricity Review 2023
- Doomscrolling: What It Is & How to Stop
- Why we focus on the bad stuff | FR : Pourquoi focalisons-nous sur les mauvaises choses
- Bad News Is Hard To Resist: Use It To Your Advantage
- India slashes emissions rate by one-third in 14 years, putting it on track to reach UN goal
- Montana court rules children have right to a healthy environment in major blow to fossil fuels
- De jeunes américains remportent une victoire historique pour le climat
- A huge solar + storage + EV project just launched at Dulles Airport
- In referendum, Ecuador voters reject oil drilling project in protected part of Amazon
- Emergent increase in coral thermal tolerance reduces mass bleaching under climate change
- Some Pacific coral reefs can keep pace with a warming ocean
