How to Inspire More Conversations about Climate Change
Why don’t more people talk about climate change – despite this summer’s record-breaking heat?
Today’s article in the NYT’s newsletter, Climate Forward, said that politics is a big part of it. Many people fear getting into arguments about climate change. They don’t realize most Americans agree that it is a serious issue. And they’re understandably intimidated by the complexity of it all.
But there is another big factor at play, as well.
How to Talk to Children about Climate Change
I was driving my son home from school one day when he grabbed my phone to Google something and announced: “Neil de Grasse Tyson says it’s too late to solve [recover from] climate change.”
“What?” I said with a mix of incredulity and anxiety. “That’s ridiculous.”
“It’s Neil de Grasse Tyson,” my 13-year-old responded matter-of-factly.