“A large cohort of the climate science community, in an attempt to deal with their own climate grief, has heightened rather than alleviated climate anxiety in civil society.”….

“I hope to encourage the climate scientific community to reflect upon the privilege and agency they have to refocus and mobilize their efforts toward advancing climate solutions within society,” wrote the UVic scientist in a Jan. 1 blog posting.

Ex-B.C. Green leader Andrew Weaver disturbed by climate fear-mongering | Vancouver Sun

The proper path forward is to focus on dialogue, workable and sustainable solutions – not endless fear-mongering. If we are all going to burn up amid global boiling ClimateCrisis emergency, and die a horrible death, then what’s the point of doing anything? That is the current message, unfortunately. This needs to be reversed to a message of opportunity, not doomish.

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