Step 1: Accept the Problem & Its Severity
Resources to go further:
-Article: “The People Paradox: Self-Esteem Striving, Immortality Ideologies, and Human Response to Climate Change” (AKA How Death Anxiety Contributes To Our Current And Future Problems)
-Article: “Transforming Despair: An Interview with Joanna Macy”
-BOOK: Active Hope: How To Face The Mess We’re In Without Going Crazy
-Article: “We Need Courage, Not Hope, To Face Climate Change”
– Perspectives on Recent IPCC Findings:
(The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/08/world-leaders-climate-change-ipcc-report
(Grist) https://grist.org/article/with-the-world-on-the-line-scientists-outline-the-paths-to-survival/
(Another Grist) https://grist.org/article/scientists-calmly-explain-that-civilization-is-at-stake-if-we-dont-act-now/
(CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/07/world/climate-change-new-ipcc-report-wxc/index.html
“Acceptance does not mean surrender. It does not mean resignation. Acceptance means I am finally available to the entire spectrum of creative responses.” – Trebbe Johnson, Radical Joy For Hard Times