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Sunday 13 August 2023

Anxiety signalling



Here's what climate anxiety is doing to our minds

Feelings of stress and dread over climate change are very common, and should probably be even more so.

A survey by Gumtree found that, of 2,000 British participants, 74% said they feel climate anxiety.


Authors walk out of Edinburgh book festival event in protest at fossil fuel link

Authors have staged a walkout from the Edinburgh International Book Festival in protest at its links to “fossil fuel companies”.

Author and climate activist Mikaela Loach interrupted her panel discussion on Saturday evening to stand against the festival’s main sponsor Baillie Gifford, accusing them of investing in “companies who make money from fossil fuels”.

5 comments:

decnine said...

I will make a point of not buying books from any company that seeks to profit from Ms Loach's output. I feel little anxiety about this.

DiscoveredJoys said...

From Wikipedia:

What did Mikaela Loach do?
Campaigning. Aware of the intersection between the refugee crisis, the climate crisis, racism and the legacies of colonialism, Loach advocates for environmental justice, racial justice, sustainable fashion, and human rights issues such as white supremacy and maltreatment of migrants.


I wonder how she decided which cause to pursue each morning - because if it is 'all of them' she spreads herself very thinly.

A K Haart said...

decnine and DJ - it's a guess, but I suspect Ms Loach's output is well worth avoiding. Student politics of the "I'm more radical than you" persuasion from the sound of it.

Tammly said...

How did she get home?

A K Haart said...

Tammly - must have walked, although that could cause her to breathe out more CO2 than usual.