'Hijacked by anxiety': how climate dread is hindering climate action

A growing school of psychologists believe the trauma of the climate crisis is a key barrier to change - and can be treated with therapy Support Guardian journalism today, by making a single or recurring contribution, or subscribingYou're browsing in a supermarket and fretting mildly about the air miles of some green beans. Or you're daydreaming of that island holiday you deserve once the pandemic has died down but worrying about whether you should be flying.How about the amount of meat you eat and all that plastic it's wrapped in? Maybe you should be vegan. Maybe you shouldn't have children: they will only increase your carbon footprint. Continue reading...