Most people accept that climate change is real. So why is it still so difficult to fully confront what it means?
In this episode, host Amy Romer explores the first stage of grief: denial.
Climate psychologist Britt Wray explains how denial can function as a coping mechanism, while climate scientist Simon Donner examines why some climate messages resonate and others fall flat. Together, they explore the gap between understanding the climate crisis and acting on it.
The episode also follows a landmark youth-led climate lawsuit in Ontario, where activists Sophia Mathur and Beze Gray are challenging the provincial government’s climate targets in court. As politicians delay action and fossil fuel interests continue to shape public opinion, the case raises a larger question: can the legal system succeed where politics has failed?
Beyond Ecological Grief is a six-part series about how people live with profound loss in a changing world, and what it means to carry grief, justice, and hope forward.
With support from the Trebek Initiative.
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