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What to do when climate change feels unstoppable

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Clover Hogan |

TEDxLondonWomen

• February 2021

Today's youth have inherited a big, unprecedented climate problem to solve -- and the eco-anxiety to go with it. Gen-Zer and activist Clover Hogan knows the struggle firsthand, but she also understands the path to climate action starts with the one thing you can control: your mindset. She explains why challenging the stories that keep you feeling powerless can help you take the first step to protecting the planet for generations to come.

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Today's youth have inherited a big, unprecedented climate problem to solve -- and the eco-anxiety to go with it. Gen-Zer and activist Clover Hogan knows the struggle firsthand, but she also understands the path to climate action starts with the one thing you can control: your mindset. She explains why challenging the stories that keep you feeling powerless can help you take the first step to protecting the planet for generations to come.

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Learn how we help young people turn eco-anxiety into agency, and work with decisionmakers to mobilize the next generation of leaders.

Check out the Force of Nature podcast: a space to be inspired, and learn how to turn your eco-anxiety into agency.

About the speaker

Climate activist, social entrepreneur

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Clover Hogan is a climate activist, researcher on eco-anxiety and founding CEO of Force of Nature: a youth nonprofit mobilizing mindsets for climate action.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxLondonWomen, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Read more about TEDx.

Donate to Force of Nature to help us deliver free and subsidized programs to youth globally.

Learn how we help young people turn eco-anxiety into agency, and work with decisionmakers to mobilize the next generation of leaders.

Check out the Force of Nature podcast: a space to be inspired, and learn how to turn your eco-anxiety into agency.