A youth movement is reenergizing global environmental activism. The climate generation--late
millennials and iGen or Generation Z--is demanding that policy makers and government leaders
take immediate action to address the dire outcomes predicted by climate science. Those
inheriting our planet's environmental problems expect to encounter challenges but they may not
have the skills to grapple with the feelings of powerlessness and despair that may arise when
they confront this seemingly intractable situation. Drawing on a decade of experience leading
and teaching in college environmental studies programs Sarah Jaquette Ray has created an
existential tool kit for the climate generation. Combining insights from psychology sociology
social movements mindfulness and the environmental humanities Ray explains why and how we
need to let go of eco-guilt resist burnout and cultivate resilience while advocating for
climate justice. A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety is the essential guidebook for the climate
generation--and perhaps the rest of us--as we confront the greatest environmental threat of our
time.
