Climate anxiety is real. Why talking about it matters

Scientists were experiencing diverse, complex, and often contrasting emotions about the fate of the planet. Image: Unsplash/ Joice Kelly
Joe Duggan
PhD Candidate, Australian National Centre of the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National UniversityNeal Robert Haddaway
Senior Research Fellow, Africa Centre for Evidence and Stockholm Environment Institute, University of Johannesburg
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