How to talk about climate change with family and friends over the holidays

All Christmases tend to merge into one, but I remember the Christmas of 2007 rather well.

Talking to family and friends about climate change over
the holidays does not have to be daunting and difficult.

I got my first job as a climate campaigner that summer and by the end of December had absorbed enough climate facts to fundamentally – and permanently – alter my view of the world. I remember sitting in the corner during the family games wondering how they didn’t know what I knew, why they didn’t care.

But when they asked me about my new job, I dodged the question.

Talking about climate change during family holidays is hard. Even when you live it every day, like I do, the topic can feel too depressing, too divisive, too judgy to bring up. We can see this in the polling figures. In April 2019, six in ten Americans still said they “rarely or never” discussed the topic with family or friends.

But we also know that talking about climate change matters.

Read the story from Climate Home News by Robin Webster - “How to talk about climate change with family and friends over the holidays.”