A Field Guide To Climate Anxiety By Sarah Jaquette Ray

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This book is about the climate generation, or Generation Z. They are a generation that is growing up during a time when the world is facing a lot of environmental problems. They are demanding that policy makers and government leaders take immediate action to address the dire outcomes predicted by climate science. However, they may not have the skills to grapple with the feelings of powerlessness and despair that may arise when they confront this seemingly intractable situation. This book is designed to help them. It is a book about climate anxiety, which is a term that is used to describe the feelings that Generation Z may experience when they are trying to deal with the environmental problems that we are facing. It is a book that is written by a professor who has been teaching environmental studies for a decade. It is an essential guidebook for the climate generation and perhaps the rest of us as we confront the greatest environmental threat of our time.

Gen Z's first "existential toolkit" for combating eco-guilt and burnout while advocating for climate justice. A youth movement is reenergizing global environmental activism. The "climate generation"-late millennials and iGen, or Generation Z-is demanding that policy makers and government leaders take immediate action to address the dire outcomes predicted by climate science. Those inheriting our planet's environmental problems expect to encounter challenges, but they may not have the skills to grapple with the feelings of powerlessness and despair that may arise when they confront this seemingly intractable situation. Drawing on a decade of experience leading and teaching in college environmental studies programs, Sarah Jaquette Ray has created an "existential tool kit" for the climate generation. Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements, mindfulness, and the environmental humanities, Ray explains why and how we need to let go of eco-guilt, resist burnout, and cultivate resilience while advocating for climate justice. A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety is the essential guidebook for the climate generation-and perhaps the rest of us-as we confront the greatest environmental threat of our time.