Gen Z Climate Being

The podcast series is not about landing anywhere in particular, but rather about sharing our climate worlds together. Gen Z climate stories matter immensely. Asking questions together matters. Climate change is made up of stories that shape stories. Conversation and storytelling allows for emotionality and affective response to be at the center; “the way we relate to one another, the way we envisage our position among other species, the way we move, eat, and construct our sense of identity. And this human fabric cannot be grasped simply through statistics, figures, and graphs. It is also, fundamentally, about emotions and affectivity.” (Knops, 2021). At the core of the episodes that comprise the “Gen Z Climate Being” podcast is the awareness that “climate change is not just ‘out there’ but threaded through our everyday worlds” (Verlie, 2022). 

Knops, L. (2021, March 3). The new climate change activism is emotional, and it’s a good thing. The Loop. https://theloop.ecpr.eu/the-new-climate-change-activism-is- emotional-and-its-a-good-thing/ 

Verlie, B. (2022). Learning to live with climate change : from anxiety to transformation. Routledge.