“Doomism, despair and disengagement is the greatest threat at this point. We must not fall victim to it.”
"Former VP Al Gore: A clean Earth is within world’s grasp even as climate dangers accelerate" by @borenbears.bsky.social for @apnews.com:
apnews.com/article/al-g...
apnews.com/article/al-g...
Former VP Al Gore: A clean Earth is within world's grasp even as climate dangers accelerate
Al Gore believes victory in the climate fight is within reach, though he warns it could slip away. He sees 2026 as a potential turning point, with renewable energy overtaking fossil fuels.
apnews.com
September 25, 2026 at 7:58 PM
“Doomism, despair and disengagement is the greatest threat at this point. We must not fall victim to it.”
"Even though change isn’t fast enough, the University of Pennsylvania’s Michael Mann said Gore’s tone is crucial: “Doomism, despair and disengagement is the greatest threat at this point. We must not fall victim to it.”"
"Former VP Al Gore: A clean Earth is within world’s grasp even as climate dangers accelerate" by @borenbears.bsky.social for @apnews.com:
apnews.com/article/al-g...
apnews.com/article/al-g...
Former VP Al Gore: A clean Earth is within world's grasp even as climate dangers accelerate
Al Gore believes victory in the climate fight is within reach, though he warns it could slip away. He sees 2026 as a potential turning point, with renewable energy overtaking fossil fuels.
apnews.com
September 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
"Even though change isn’t fast enough, the University of Pennsylvania’s Michael Mann said Gore’s tone is crucial: “Doomism, despair and disengagement is the greatest threat at this point. We must not fall victim to it.”"
17/ None of this means doomism doesn't matter.
Fatalism is real and cynicism becomes self-fulfilling.
Diana Stuart's Rejecting Climate Doomism is book I'd recommend on it, and it's open access.
But note how she defines doomism as the belief that it is already too late. Defeatism, not intensity
Fatalism is real and cynicism becomes self-fulfilling.
Diana Stuart's Rejecting Climate Doomism is book I'd recommend on it, and it's open access.
But note how she defines doomism as the belief that it is already too late. Defeatism, not intensity
Rejecting Climate Doomism
As scientists call for widespread climate action, there has been an alarming rise in climate doomism, the belief that it is too late to do anything about climate change. Many people who struggle to im...
www.fulcrum.org
August 13, 2026 at 8:05 AM
17/ None of this means doomism doesn't matter.
Fatalism is real and cynicism becomes self-fulfilling.
Diana Stuart's Rejecting Climate Doomism is book I'd recommend on it, and it's open access.
But note how she defines doomism as the belief that it is already too late. Defeatism, not intensity
Fatalism is real and cynicism becomes self-fulfilling.
Diana Stuart's Rejecting Climate Doomism is book I'd recommend on it, and it's open access.
But note how she defines doomism as the belief that it is already too late. Defeatism, not intensity
This is very good framing, and a good counterpoint to doomism. "Overshooting 1.5C is not a reason to give up"
Overshooting 1.5°C is not a reason to give up.
On the contrary, it’s a reason to act faster, because the higher the temperature rise and the longer it stays there, the greater the damage.
Here’s what “overshoot” means and why every fraction of a degree matters.
On the contrary, it’s a reason to act faster, because the higher the temperature rise and the longer it stays there, the greater the damage.
Here’s what “overshoot” means and why every fraction of a degree matters.
September 22, 2026 at 10:02 AM
This is very good framing, and a good counterpoint to doomism. "Overshooting 1.5C is not a reason to give up"
Only 'doomers' seem to be aware that we'll likely reach 2°C of global warming next decade..
When taking an honest look at the data is considered doomism, the consensus is denial.
When taking an honest look at the data is considered doomism, the consensus is denial.
March 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Only 'doomers' seem to be aware that we'll likely reach 2°C of global warming next decade..
When taking an honest look at the data is considered doomism, the consensus is denial.
When taking an honest look at the data is considered doomism, the consensus is denial.
What is Doomism?
by Erik Michaels (2022)
"So, in the end, doomism is actually nothing like what people like Hausfather, Mann, or Hayhoe would have you believe. It is instead the reality that those people simply refuse to believe"
problemspredicamentsandtechnology.blogspot.com/2022/06/what...
by Erik Michaels (2022)
"So, in the end, doomism is actually nothing like what people like Hausfather, Mann, or Hayhoe would have you believe. It is instead the reality that those people simply refuse to believe"
problemspredicamentsandtechnology.blogspot.com/2022/06/what...
What is Doomism?
problemspredicamentsandtechnology.blogspot.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
What is Doomism?
by Erik Michaels (2022)
"So, in the end, doomism is actually nothing like what people like Hausfather, Mann, or Hayhoe would have you believe. It is instead the reality that those people simply refuse to believe"
problemspredicamentsandtechnology.blogspot.com/2022/06/what...
by Erik Michaels (2022)
"So, in the end, doomism is actually nothing like what people like Hausfather, Mann, or Hayhoe would have you believe. It is instead the reality that those people simply refuse to believe"
problemspredicamentsandtechnology.blogspot.com/2022/06/what...
I thought of the word Marxist-Doomism and I have known no peace since
March 26, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I thought of the word Marxist-Doomism and I have known no peace since
And no, I'm not talking about doomism (although I think it's normal to go through periods of despair), so don't @ me.
September 23, 2026 at 6:31 PM
And no, I'm not talking about doomism (although I think it's normal to go through periods of despair), so don't @ me.
I’m not trying to go off on the doomism train but honestly I also want to stay informed… it’s a hard tightrope to walk, mentally.
July 30, 2026 at 4:26 AM
I’m not trying to go off on the doomism train but honestly I also want to stay informed… it’s a hard tightrope to walk, mentally.
"This article examines how doomism might be countered focusing on 4 main messages:
1) doomism is a misunderstanding of the science,
2) there is still much that can be saved...
3) support for climate action is widely underestimated
4) climate change represents a possible catalyst for a transition"
1) doomism is a misunderstanding of the science,
2) there is still much that can be saved...
3) support for climate action is widely underestimated
4) climate change represents a possible catalyst for a transition"
“I have no future” - the critical need to counter climate doomism
Over the last five years, scholars, scientists, and journalist have increasingly discussed a rise in ‘climate doomism,’ or the belief that it is too late to address climate change and that apocalyp...
www.tandfonline.com
June 1, 2026 at 6:39 AM
"This article examines how doomism might be countered focusing on 4 main messages:
1) doomism is a misunderstanding of the science,
2) there is still much that can be saved...
3) support for climate action is widely underestimated
4) climate change represents a possible catalyst for a transition"
1) doomism is a misunderstanding of the science,
2) there is still much that can be saved...
3) support for climate action is widely underestimated
4) climate change represents a possible catalyst for a transition"
Bluesky definitely has a lot less of a constant onslaught of spam and ragebait but it’d be really cool if every 3rd post wasn’t hypernegative doomism
September 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Bluesky definitely has a lot less of a constant onslaught of spam and ragebait but it’d be really cool if every 3rd post wasn’t hypernegative doomism
It’s time to move past the climate optimism vs doomism debate and instead just focus on what will convince us to take action!
August 17, 2026 at 1:56 PM
It’s time to move past the climate optimism vs doomism debate and instead just focus on what will convince us to take action!
Climate doomism is political pacification.
Hopeless people won't organize.
Hopeless people won't organize.
December 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Climate doomism is political pacification.
Hopeless people won't organize.
Hopeless people won't organize.
That's simply not true. That sort of doomism is counterproductive when there is a lot that can be done.
November 19, 2023 at 10:46 PM
That's simply not true. That sort of doomism is counterproductive when there is a lot that can be done.
Man. I cannot handle the idea that avoiding climate doomism is neoliberal. There’s nothing more radical than believing humans can come together and solve problems. Systems of oppression always benefit from a lack of hope.
July 26, 2023 at 2:40 PM
Man. I cannot handle the idea that avoiding climate doomism is neoliberal. There’s nothing more radical than believing humans can come together and solve problems. Systems of oppression always benefit from a lack of hope.
(3) The psychological impact of this for Western citizens is to pull their sense of keeping or losing democracy out of magical thinking and into concrete action. It punctures both magical optimism and magical doomism, and returns citizens to the realities of constructive political conflict.
April 13, 2026 at 3:29 AM
(3) The psychological impact of this for Western citizens is to pull their sense of keeping or losing democracy out of magical thinking and into concrete action. It punctures both magical optimism and magical doomism, and returns citizens to the realities of constructive political conflict.
It's "doomerism" u old fucks 🤪 not "doomism" 😜 no wonder nobody likes u 😝
July 23, 2024 at 7:44 PM
It's "doomerism" u old fucks 🤪 not "doomism" 😜 no wonder nobody likes u 😝
In The #NewClimateWar (see excerpt below) I warned back in early 2021 of the growing doomism/geoengineering advocacy nexus.
Five years later, we are now seeing it in spades. Witness for example this new commentary (rogerhallam.com/blog-extinct/) by "Extinction Rebellion" founder Roger Hallam:
Five years later, we are now seeing it in spades. Witness for example this new commentary (rogerhallam.com/blog-extinct/) by "Extinction Rebellion" founder Roger Hallam:
April 4, 2026 at 9:22 PM
In The #NewClimateWar (see excerpt below) I warned back in early 2021 of the growing doomism/geoengineering advocacy nexus.
Five years later, we are now seeing it in spades. Witness for example this new commentary (rogerhallam.com/blog-extinct/) by "Extinction Rebellion" founder Roger Hallam:
Five years later, we are now seeing it in spades. Witness for example this new commentary (rogerhallam.com/blog-extinct/) by "Extinction Rebellion" founder Roger Hallam:
I warned of the emerging geoengineering/doomism nexus in The #NewClimateWar five years ago:
![excerpt from "The New Climate War" Finally, let’s discuss the role here of climate doomism, a topic we
will explore in depth in the next chapter. Geoengineering advocates
have increasingly found common cause with climate-change doomsayers—
those who believe that the situation is now so dire that truly
desperate action is required, or that we’re beyond the point where
any effective action is possible.
Such misguided framing was beautifully captured in a December
2019 Washington Post op-ed, “Climate Politics Is a Dead End. So the
World Could Turn to This Desperate Final Gambit.”46 In it the author,
Francisco Toro, a Venezuelan political commentator, promotes
a bleak climate policy outlook, articulating the view of some climate
activists “that only a drastic push toward net-zero carbon emissions
can save the world. But . . . the politics to achieve this don’t exist.”
As an example he cites “the events of the past decade, including the
failure of the climate conference in Madrid [COP25 in 2019].”
Toro then uses this defeatist narrative to justify the implementation
of potentially dangerous geoengineering schemes (“Yes, a geoengineered
future may be scary. But unchecked climate change is
absolutely terrifying. And attempts to prevent it aren’t working”).
No inactivist polemic would be complete without deflection and a](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mpoxsaax7r5rs2tgeh56nqhn/bafkreidkmzrwbmfljhwwf4dkbraxi6wvuwbs6ofd7t4g4tkxdtzgev7sly)
June 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I warned of the emerging geoengineering/doomism nexus in The #NewClimateWar five years ago:
1/ Doomism means saying it's too late and nothing can be done. It doesn't mean saying things are bad.
One recent high profile paper in @pnas.org treats conflates this.
Whilst another paper in the British Journal of Psychology treats naming who funded climate delay as conspiracism.
A thread 🧵
One recent high profile paper in @pnas.org treats conflates this.
Whilst another paper in the British Journal of Psychology treats naming who funded climate delay as conspiracism.
A thread 🧵
August 13, 2026 at 8:05 AM
1/ Doomism means saying it's too late and nothing can be done. It doesn't mean saying things are bad.
One recent high profile paper in @pnas.org treats conflates this.
Whilst another paper in the British Journal of Psychology treats naming who funded climate delay as conspiracism.
A thread 🧵
One recent high profile paper in @pnas.org treats conflates this.
Whilst another paper in the British Journal of Psychology treats naming who funded climate delay as conspiracism.
A thread 🧵
Me to myself:
Don’t get lost in doomism and the void of nihilism 💕
Try to share & enjoy what you have now with the ppl u adore🌸
Don’t get lost in doomism and the void of nihilism 💕
Try to share & enjoy what you have now with the ppl u adore🌸
January 3, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Me to myself:
Don’t get lost in doomism and the void of nihilism 💕
Try to share & enjoy what you have now with the ppl u adore🌸
Don’t get lost in doomism and the void of nihilism 💕
Try to share & enjoy what you have now with the ppl u adore🌸
I warn of the dangerous doomer/geoengineering nexus in #NewClimateWar: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
February 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I warn of the dangerous doomer/geoengineering nexus in #NewClimateWar: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
One last very important note—climate doomism is not talking about the impacts of the climate crisis. Climate doomism is saying there’s no solutions. We have to name the villains and tell people what to fight for.
Plugging my own work: climateofpossibility.org
Plugging my own work: climateofpossibility.org
climate of possibility.
climateofpossibility.org
July 26, 2023 at 3:04 PM
One last very important note—climate doomism is not talking about the impacts of the climate crisis. Climate doomism is saying there’s no solutions. We have to name the villains and tell people what to fight for.
Plugging my own work: climateofpossibility.org
Plugging my own work: climateofpossibility.org
Yes shits fucking crazy. The scandals, the coverups, the consistent barrage of horrible legislative decisions/attempts & the shitshow that is our government is absolutely overwhelming.
But please- remember to breathe. Drink water, take your meds, unplug from outlets that are shoving doomism at you.
But please- remember to breathe. Drink water, take your meds, unplug from outlets that are shoving doomism at you.
January 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Yes shits fucking crazy. The scandals, the coverups, the consistent barrage of horrible legislative decisions/attempts & the shitshow that is our government is absolutely overwhelming.
But please- remember to breathe. Drink water, take your meds, unplug from outlets that are shoving doomism at you.
But please- remember to breathe. Drink water, take your meds, unplug from outlets that are shoving doomism at you.