7 chapters across the catalog
Climate Psychology, Leslie Davenport and Mental Health Trends
Leslie Davenport, a climate psychology therapist, appeared on PBS to discuss the rise of climate anxiety and emotional resiliency. The emerging field of climate psychology frames distress over environmental changes as a healthy and empathetic reaction. Discussion centers on whether these psychological trends are a result of trauma-based programming and media-driven fear.
Climate Anxiety, Generational Warfare and Geriatric Millennials
A study from Grist claims that 45% of young people suffer from "climate anxiety" that affects their daily functioning. The discussion frames this as a form of generational warfare, where older generations (Gen X and Baby Boomers) use environmental terror to demoralize younger "Zoomer" competitors. The term "Geriatric Millennial" is introduced to describe the older cohort of that generation.
The discussion focuses on the psychological impact of telling children they only have ten years to live due to climate catastrophe. The hosts argue that this messaging is being institutionalized in schools and colleges, leading to widespread affliction. Comparisons are made between questioning climate science and Holocaust denial in the current social discourse.
Margaret Klein Solomon and Climate Mobilization Psychology
Clinical psychologist Margaret Klein Solomon advocates for a "10-year crash transition" to zero emissions, comparing the necessary effort to World War II mobilization. Her proposals include an immediate ban on new fossil fuel infrastructure and a rapid transformation of the global economy, which critics view as a subversive anti-capitalist movement.
Children as young as eight years old express fear of imminent death and natural disasters due to climate change. Psychologists and activists are criticized for fostering environmental anxiety in youth by suggesting that the planet is on fire and that government inaction will lead to human extinction.
Discussions in the UK and articles in Psychology Today have explored classifying climate change denial as a mental disorder. Critics argue that if the government views climate change as a greater threat than terrorism, those who deny it could be deemed a "danger to themselves or others." This classification could theoretically be used to strip individuals of their Second Amendment rights under new mental health reporting rules.
Climate Change Denial, Mental Disorder Classification, Eco-Psychology
A new movement among "eco-psychologists" at the University of West England suggests that denying man-made climate change should be classified as a mental disorder. The hosts criticize the use of "bogus exactitude" in rising sea level predictions and the branding of skeptics as "climate creationists." They argue this is an attempt to marginalize dissent by pathologizing contrary scientific or political views.
