Mary Annaise Heglar has written a very thoughtful piece in the New Republic, titled “What Climate Grief Taught Me About the Coronavirus.”
In it, she talks about how she’s feeling now about coronavirus, and how it feels similar to her years processing climate grief. How both crises are “tectonic shifts in the way the world works” and how we don’t really know what comes next. How horrible it is to watch “the Powers That Be ignore science and neglect their duty to the public.” How we are left to individual actions because the government is not doing the systemic action that is necessary.
She finishes by saying we have to allow ourselves to mourn our losses, and that we’ll need each other to face what’s on the other side of the crisis. We are distanced, but we still have to hold each other.
“Both the coronavirus crisis and the climate crisis reveal that our world is inextricably interconnected, and it’s as strong or as fragile as those connections. We have to strengthen those connections. It is our only choice. The sun is going to rise again. And I’ll be right there with you. It may not feel like it, but whether we are miles apart or just six feet, we are all in this together. “
It’s such a good and thoughtful piece. Please read the whole article. https://newrepublic.com/article/157059/climate-grief-taught-coronavirus
