ADAM OLSEN -- Many British Columbians are ready to do their part, and they want the provincial government to embrace the optimism of Boyd and Naam
The growing public discourse about climate change is having a dramatic impact on people. We are beginning to hear more and more about increasing eco-anxiety. Dr. David Boyd The concern is not unfounded; however, paralysis from an overwhelming sense of dread is not helpful and so we must find a healthy balance between informing people of the emergent challenges of human-induced climate change and freezing them in fear, thus immobilizing them from the action we all need to take to mitigate further damage and adapt to the changes that have already happened or are happening. This is precisely why people like environmental lawyer Dr. David Boyd * , a University of British Columbia professor, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment and author of The Optimistic Environmentalist (and many other important works,) are so important. Remaining optimistic I heard another positive voice on Sean Carroll’s Mindscape podcast . His name is Ramez ...