Yes, Happiness and Climate Action Can Go Together
b'Our brains have evolved over millions of years to deal with immediate and direct challenges, but they\\u2019re not so great at processing large existential threats, like the climate crisis. Understanding why people behave the way they do could be a critical step in bringing about more meaningful climate action. Despite having the technical ability we need to stay under 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, we\\u2019re on a path to surpass that number by the early 2030s. Yet doom and gloom framing can drive people away from even thinking about the climate crisis. How can we use our understanding of behavior to incorporate happiness into meaningful climate action?\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nGuests:\\xa0\\nAnn-Christine Duhaime, Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Author of Minding the Climate: How Neuroscience Can Help Solve Our Environmental Crisis\\nJiaying Zhao, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia\\n\\nFor show notes and related links, visit ClimateOne.org.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'