Can the way to beat climate change be a matter of individuals around the world psychologically reconnecting with nature? Tom_H_Oliver explores an idea that is gaining more and more traction.
Addressing environmental crises has long been seen as a technological or economic challenge.
Respected global science-policy initiatives now talk about the need for 'inner change' to achieve sustainability. But another view is gaining ground, centred on the importance of ‘inner change’ to the mindsets and worldviews of everyday people. This doesn't discount the importance of ‘top-down’ solutions, such as environmental regulation, economic policy and technological, but recognises that these levers alone are insufficient to solve the deep environmental crisis society now faces.
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