Don't despair. There is hope for the Earth | Letters

When faced with climate catastrophe, pessimism is understandable. But the momentum for change is buildingI have huge respect for Kenan Malik, whose thoughtful articles have often opened my eyes to new perspectives, and would agree that pessimism with regard to climate change can be enormously debilitating and counter-productive ("Want to change the world? Then you'd better give up on self-defeating pessimism", Comment).I wonder if he has come across Global Optimism, an organisation set up by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac, and their podcasts Outrage + Optimism? And has he heard about the international Active Hope courses (based on Joanna Macy's work) that are run far and wide? Though I hadn't heard the alarming words he quotes from Roger Hallam of Extinction Rebellion, I can report that at every XR meeting I have attended the overriding emotional tone has been of respect, integrity, inclusiveness and most of all love... love for humanity and the world. Continue reading...