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Feeling Climate Change

Dr. Debra Davidson
Climate Change
Emotions
Merritt
Paris Agreement
Value Systems (self-Transcendent and Self-Enhancement)
Inaction (denial, Apathy, Inert, Withdrawal)
Cop21
Fossil Fuels
Vancouver
Cynicism
Lived Experiences Of Extreme Weather
University Of Alberta

Will societies mount a successful campaign to confront the climate emergency? And how do emotions feature in this critical question? Join Dr. Davidson on this series about the study of emotions, in order to better understand how they influence our behavior, including our responses to climate change.

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In this fifth and final episode, Dr. Davidson makes the case that we have the capacity to address the climate emergency despite our many obstacles. Among the key ingredients, she argues, can be found at the emotional level. She identifies the key emo... more

Will societies mount a successful campaign to confront the climate emergency? And how do emotions feature in this critical question? Dr. Davidson provides important background to the rest of the series by offering an interdisciplinary journey through... more

Dr. Davidson discusses the many ways in which our emotions can operate to encourage inaction in response to climate change, including three inaction profiles, each defined by unique emotional pathways: apathy, withdrawal, and just being ‘stuck.’

Feeling Climate Change: Intro Episode

In this episode, Dr. Davidson discusses the importance of emotions to the impacts of and responses to extreme events, which are already increasing in frequency and intensity due to our changing climate. Then Dr. Davidson takes listeners to Merritt, B... more

In this episode, Dr. Davidson moves beyond the politics of denial to explore its human face. In what ways is denial an emotional reaction, and what are the life experiences that shape those emotional reactions? This exploration is supplemented with s... more

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Angelina Fedorenko
Research assistant; focused on youth experiences with floods and fires in Merritt
University of Alberta
Episode: S1E4: Emotional responses to climate disaster
Jessica Hermery
Research assistant; focused on place attachment and recovery
University of Alberta
Episode: S1E4: Emotional responses to climate disaster

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Deborah Davidson
Host of the show, Professor of Environmental Sociology, affiliated with the University of Alberta.

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S1E4: Emotional responses to climate disaster
Q: What happened during the evacuation and how did people experience it on the ground?
Residents described a chaotic evacuation with mixed access to alerts, neighbors learning of orders late, and rapid displacements that stretched resources and left many anxious about what would come next.

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This series centers on how emotions influence responses to climate change, blending psychology, sociology, and real-world case studies to explore why people engage with or resist climate action. Episodes examine emotional drivers like hope, fear, belonging, and resilience, and discuss how empathy, dialogue, and social dynamics can shape policy, governance, and everyday action. Notable throughlines include the role of information networks, the long arc of how communities recover from climate-related disasters, and the idea that addressing emotions is essential to sustaining climate action across institutions and society. A standout aspect is the academic underpinning combined with practical, people-centered narratives, including in-depth loo... more

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