How Climate Anxiety Is Changing Culture
Climate anxiety is defined as “a chronic fear of environmental doom.” When the world around us is constantly impacted this anxiety makes sense.
Climate anxiety is defined as “a chronic fear of environmental doom.” When the world around us is constantly impacted this anxiety makes sense.
In early May 2026, one of the strangest and most revealing economic stories of the year erupted online. A viral campaign built around the website Lets Buy Spirit Air began spreading across TikTok, Reddit, Instagram, and news outlets with a surprisingly simple pitch: What if ordinary people bought Spirit Airlines together? The campaign, associated with…
Some countries have aggressively expanded renewable energy and reduced their reliance on imported oil, coal, and gas. Others remain deeply tied to fossil fuels despite having abundant renewable resources. The reasons are not purely technological. Wealth matters. Political institutions matter. Infrastructure matters. Lobbying matters. Geography matters. And increasingly, geopolitical instability matters.