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Therapists to analyze ‘climate psychology’ at next Kaua‘i Climate Action Forum : Kauai Now
Therapists to analyze ‘climate psychology’ at next Kaua‘i Climate Action Forum
The Kaua‘i Climate Action Forum– made up of local environmental groups Zero Waste Kaua‘i, Kaua‘i Climate Action Coalition and the Surfrider Foundation Kaua‘i Chapter – will discuss “climate psychology” at its next online meeting.
The forum is scheduled for Wednesday, April 12 at 6 p.m.
Psychotherapists Elizabeth Cristina Driscoll Acuña and Dennis Mendonca will investigate the toll of climate change on individuals’ psyches through anxiety, denial and more.
To attend and receive a recording of the forum, register online at bit.ly/climatepsychology. The meeting will also be available on Zero Waste Kaua‘i’s Facebook page.
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Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”