India, March 28 -- In the absence of official diagnoses or recognised treatments, collective action against climate change may therefore be an effective solution to climate anxiety

Fiona Charlson , The University of Queensland and Tara Crandon , QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, comprised of the world's most esteemed climate experts, delivered its sixth report and " final warning " about the climate crisis. It outlined several mental health challenges associated with increasing temperatures, trauma from extreme events, and loss of livelihoods and culture.

The report followed news that the jail sentence for a climate protester who blocked the Sydney Harbour Bridge had been...