Understanding Eco-emotions
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Why are we doing this
How are the triple planetary crisis and our mental health connected? Why is eco-emotions research on the rise? Where does our environmental anxiety come from?
To answer these questions, we have invited he author of Climate Emotions Wheel and a leading expert on interdisciplinary eco-anxiety research Panu Pihkala and a psychologist Juni Sinkkonen.
Juni Sinkkonen
Juni Sinkkonen is a certified psychologist and eco-emotion expert, who has done research on you ng climate activists and their identities. She will start her PhD in autumn 2024 examining the interrelation between the field of psychology and the societal sustainability transformation.
Panu Pihkala
Dr Pihkala (b. 1979, he/his) from the University of Helsinki has been awarded several prizes in Finland for his books about eco-emotions. He also hosts the podcast Climate Change and Happiness together with Dr. Thomas Doherty and serves as an advisor for many projects about eco-anxiety.
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Our mission
YEE aims to unite environmental youth non-profit organisations in Europe in order to enhance international cooperation, increase knowledge about the climate crisis, raise awareness of environmental problems and to strengthen participation of youth in environmental decision-making.
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Supported by the Council of Europe through the European Youth Foundation.
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
