What role does psychology have to play in climate change?
Look at the work of the Climate Psychology Alliance (CPA) which asks questions such as:
- is there common ground to be developed between the diverse range of psychological disciplines?
- can this be used effectively as a resource for improved communication in the voluntary sector, government and the public sphere?
- how might collaboration to this end be most fruitfully pursued?
- if the climate/ecology problem is the greatest challenge to our own survival yet created and faced by humanity, are we motivated to transcend our cultural differences in the interest of pooling energies, insights and potential influence?
Look at their Handbook of Climate Psychology for teaching and learning ideas.
There is a variety of material online you can use as starting points for discussion and lesson plans including:
Are you anxious about the climate crisis? You’re not alone and it may even be useful Prudence Wade talks to psychotherapist Caroline Hickman about why fear of the future can be a sign of empathy.
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2: The Hurricane In Your Cereal Bowl. 2 / 3 How might we get to grips with the terrifying scale of the climate crisis?
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Is the future of the planet making you depressed? Do you feel paralysed, unable to imagine the happiness of future generations? Verity Sharp meets the eco-anxious.
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This book investigates the psycho-social phenomenon which is society’s failure to respond to climate change. It analyses the non-rational dimensions of our collective paralysis in the face of worsening climate change and environmental destruction, exploring the emotional, ethical, social, organisational and cultural dynamics to blame for this global lack of action.
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