Dr Bridget Bradley from the University of St Andrews, shares recent
findings from virtual interviews and focus groups among climate activists in the UK on topics of
ecological anxiety, fear and grief. She explores the ways that people at
different life stages navigate their climate concerns and involvement in
activism within their kinship networks. They demonstrate how conversations within
families about the climate crisis remain a challenge for people of all ages
despite increased public discourse on the topic. In this paper we argue that
family issues are central to experiences of environmental action and related
anxiety, as domestic relationships and circumstances shape peoples’ abilities
to engage in certain actions, but also directly influence their hopes and fears
for the future.