Climate Optimism?

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

When the climate narrative is all doom and gloom, many of us find it difficult to rally. It's the Snooze Button Effect in real-time: the barrage of "climate apocalypse" headlines lose their urgency, their potency. If you're desensitized to environmental news, know that you're not alone. Today I speak with angry-activist-turned-climate optimist Anne Therese Gennari about becoming more resilient and motivated when confronting the climate crisis – and why optimism is key when it comes to rethinking how we live in this world. Welcome to Climate Optimism Week! Today’s show is the first in a two-part series outlining reasons to be hopeful in the climate fight. Here's a preview: [5:00] How can we be climate optimists when the planet’s future looks so dire? [11:30] 2 benefits to toning down the urgency [20:00] Can capitalism be our ally in the climate fight? [25:00] What it really means to maximize your positive footprint Resources mentioned: What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming: Toward a New Psychology of Climate Action by Per Espen Stoknes Upchoose -- Join our (free!) community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0	It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the
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1:00.8	Well, hello there, listeners, and welcome back.
1:05.3	My name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to episode 380 of sustainable
1:09.9	minimalist, a show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living.
1:16.2	It is Climate Optimism Week on the podcast.
1:19.7	Oh my goodness, I'm so excited.
1:21.6	Welcome. This week we're talking about good news and there is
1:25.8	indeed some good news to talk about even amidst the barrage of troubling climate
1:32.4	headlines.
1:34.4	So on Climate Optimism Week, today I'm bringing you an interview.
1:37.8	We'll get to that in a minute.
1:39.1	And then on Thursday, we are talking about carbon capture.
1:44.0	If the problem is too much carbon in the atmosphere,
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