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How do we feel about our climate change future?

What is one word that describes how you feel about your climate change future now?


We asked for one word...there were 69 different ones used to describe how we felt.

Alarmed

Apprehensive

Awareness

Consumed

Courage

crisis

Curious

Denial

Depressed

Despairing

Despondent

Determined

Disappointment

dumbfounded

Eco-anxiety

Empowered

Engaged

Exasperated

Excitement

Faith

Fear

Helpless

Impatient

Increased-suffering

Inertia

Insular

Lobbyists

Nervous

Persistent

Pessimistic

Point-of-no-return

Polarising

Possibilities

Precarious

pride

Resilience

sad

Steadfast

Terrified

Trepidacious

Unclear

Undulating

Unpredictable

Urgency

Wobbly

Angry

Anxious

Concerned

Confused

Dilution

Energised

energised

Frustrated

Inaction

Optimistic

Optimistic

Overwhelmed

Paranoid

Politics

politics

Severity

Supported

Aghast

Challenged

motivated

Scared

Worried

inspired

Hopeful


 

And some phrases, too


Denial makes us feel angry

Aghast at the politics

And dilution of the issue

We’re scared but hopeful


Human beings are capable of brilliant and terrible things

Amounts in the atmosphere are dangerous

The tipping point is unknown

We’re excited and worried


The severity of this issue isn’t being shared

We’re confused

because it’s a no brainer

We’re anxious but hopeful

There’s too much talk, not enough action

We’re aghast, inspired by local action


We need a (anti) leader(s)

We’re anxious yet hopeful

Despairing, we’re scared, but we’re hopeful

We are resilient


So we can keep trying to move forward

Inspired by what’s happening, outside of politics

Inspired by kid strikes, Greta Thunberg

Good voices will come to the fore




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