Yes, Happiness and Climate Action Can Go Together

March 24, 2023

Human brains evolved over millions of years to respond to immediate challenges that remained largely unchanged for eons – physical threats, food...

Activism, Art and Environmental Justice

January 20, 2023

On Climate One we often try to shine a light on the vast inequities that exist between those who benefit from extracting and burning fossil fuels...

Coping with Climate through Music

May 20, 2022

Music and social movements have historically gone hand in hand. Folk music played a unifying role for the labor movements in the United States....

Coping with COVID and Climate Fatigue

March 25, 2022

Since March, 2020, the global community has grappled with an unprecedented pandemic. As COVID lockdowns were spreading, few people understood how...

Zen and Coping with Climate

October 15, 2021

More and more of us are seriously worrying about what we’ve done to the earth’s climate. But while climate predictions can be scary, Sister...

Should We Have Children in a Climate Emergency?

August 27, 2021

Listener Advisory: This episode contains some content related to a suicide. If you or someone you love is thinking about suicide, the National...

Living with Climate Disruption

April 22, 2021

We’ve been living with the impacts of a changing climate for years, but those impacts don’t all hit the same way. 
A wildfire amplified by...

Heavy Weather: Balancing Joy and Despair

September 27, 2019

Can we still find happiness in our daily lives without ignoring the dark reality of climate chaos? Author and meditation teacher Mark Coleman...

Mind Over Chatter: Exploring Climate Psychology

November 30, 2018

We all know about the environmental and physical effects of climate change. But what about its impact on our mental health? Therapists report that...

Handling Your Feelings About Climate Change

February 21, 2016

If climate change makes you feel anxious, depressed or powerless, psychologists say you’re not alone. Can talking it out help drive...