Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
In this powerful clip, renowned climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe explains that hope isn't a passive emotion you feel—it's an active practice you choose. It doesn't begin with optimism; it begins with the overwhelming sense of anxiety or even despair we feel when confronting the reality of the situation.
Dr. Hayhoe breaks down the real practice of hope into three essential steps:
1. Acknowledge how bad it is: True hope starts by recognising the scale of the challenge.
2. Envision a better future: Articulate what a better world looks like—with clean air, nature in our cities, and a life full of things that truly matter.
3. Take Action: Ask, "How do we get there, and how can I be a part of that?".
"I don't feel hope, I practice it," she says, "I practice it relentlessly every day as if there's a Hope Olympics". This discipline is vital, because as Christiana Figueres says, "we're only as doomed as we believe ourselves to be".
Discover how to transform your climate anxiety into meaningful action and start your own practice of hope today.
In this powerful clip, renowned climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe explains that hope isn't a passive emotion you feel—it's an active practice you choose. It doesn't begin with optimism; it begins with the overwhelming sense of anxiety or even despair we feel when confronting the reality of the situation.
Dr. Hayhoe breaks down the real practice of hope into three essential steps:
1. Acknowledge how bad it is: True hope starts by recognising the scale of the challenge.
2. Envision a better future: Articulate what a better world looks like—with clean air, nature in our cities, and a life full of things that truly matter.
3. Take Action: Ask, "How do we get there, and how can I be a part of that?".
"I don't feel hope, I practice it," she says, "I practice it relentlessly every day as if there's a Hope Olympics". This discipline is vital, because as Christiana Figueres says, "we're only as doomed as we believe ourselves to be".
Discover how to transform your climate anxiety into meaningful action and start your own practice of hope today.
