In all this doom and gloom, it's easy to forget that many of the things which are good for fighting climate change are also good for mental health. Here's Dr Huebner gain, talking wiht BBC World Service's, The Climat Qestion, this time focussing on positive things which can be done to help.
For example, if we get fossil fuel vehicles off the road we can improve the air quality, and we know that per se can be good for mental health. If we change our road infrastructure to enable more walking and cycling, again we have fewer...
fossil fuel being burned but also, we know that walking and cycling are very good for mental health. If we can change our road layout and create more urban greenspaces, we already know that green and blue spaces are good for mental health.
Activities like walking and cycle reduce fossil fuels and improve air quality, but they are also good per se- a Latin term meaning 'in and of itself'. Walking is good for climate reasons, but also good in itself- per se.
Dr Huebner also recommends more urban greenspaces- open areas for parks, plants and wildlife which are built into the design of towns and cities. With creative thinking like this, it may still be possible for today's young people to have a planet worth living for. Speaking of which, Sam, it's time to reveal the answer to my question.
Yes, you asked what percentage of young people worldwide report feeling anxious about climate change. I guessed it was 84 per cent.
Which was the correct answer! Well doen! It's a high percentage which is not surprising considering that it's future generations who will live with the consequences of what we do, or fail to do, today. OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from this programme about climate anxiety- feelings of distress caused by worrying about climate change.
The idiom 'doom and gloom' describes the feeling that a situation is very bad and without hope.
Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is a serious mental illness that can develop as a result of a very bad experience, like a war or natural disaster.
The adjective adverse means having a harmful, negative effect.
The Latin phrase per se, means 'in itself' and is used when consdiering the qualities of something on its own, not in relation to something else.
And finally, urban greenspaces are areas in towns and cities which are reserved for parks, trees and wildlife. Once gain, our six minutes are up!
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