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A new paper calls for global recognition of a “Human Behavioral Crisis” to prevent ecological overshoot. Plus, The New York Times runs a fossil fuel ad on an article about climate anxiety.

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A human’s presence is nearly erased by their purchases. SYMBOLIC?? Source: Getty Images.

Someone I admire recently reached out and asked if we could discuss his climate anxiety. This person, who does not work in climate change but reads about it frequently, told me that no matter how hard he tries, his anxiety about the planet’s future keeps getting wors…

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