Table 1 Climate change: What you can do. Australian Psychological Society
From: Hope, despair and transformation: Climate change and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing
'Although environmental threats are real and can be frightening, remaining in a state of heightened distress is not helpful for ourselves or for others. We generally cope better, and are more effective at making changes, when we are calm and rational.' |
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• Be optimistic about the future |
• Remind yourself there is a lot you can personally do |
• Change your own behaviour |
• Become informed about problems and solutions |
• Do things in easy stages |
• Identify things that might get in the way of doing things differently |
• Cue yourself |
• Look after yourself! |
• Invite others to change |
• Talk with others about environmental problems |
• Present clear but not overwhelming information, and offer solutions |
• Talk about changes that you are making in your own life |
• Share your difficulties and rewards |
• Be assertive, not aggressive |
• Congratulate people for being environmentally concerned |
• Model the behaviours that you want others do do' [58] |