2017 July 13, Ronald Bailey, “Apocalypse Abuse and ‘Climate doomism’”, in Reason[1], archived from the original on May 14, 2023:
Many climate scientists object to the article because they fear that such doomism will induce a sense of fatalism in the public and among policy makers. If the end is nigh, why not just sit back and enjoy our time before the apocalypse?
2019 July 11, Mike Pearl, “'Climate Despair' Is Making People Give Up on Life”, in Vice[2], archived from the original on May 12, 2023:
These feelings can be powerful, but they aren't grounded in hard science. Michael Mann, the Penn State climatologist often credited for helping bring the public's attention to the historical trends that are central to our understanding of climate change, calls this perspective "doomism," and he wanted to make it clear the evidence doesn't support it. "Unfortunately there's some bad science behind much of the 'doomism,'" he said. "There is no need to exaggerate or misstate what the science has to say.
2019 October 10, Christine Ro, “The harm from worrying about climate change”, in BBC News[3], archived from the original on May 31, 2023:
“On a personal level, I think that’s probably true. It’s definitely hard to remain hopeful,” acknowledges Koger. “However, I do think that’s dangerous. I think it’s personally dangerous and I think it’s societally dangerous because if there’s no hope, then there’s no reason to take action.” Koger wants to avoid the self-fulfilling prophecy of climate doomism (which some have argued is just as harmful as climate change denial). “For me personally, I need to feel that I’m making some kind of a difference.”
2019 October 19, Deborah Snow, “Why ‘doomism’ is part of the latest frontier in the climate wars”, in The Sydney Morning Herald[4], archived from the original on March 16, 2023:
Doomism, argues the internationally renowned climate scientist, is part of the latest frontier in the climate wars - a new tool being exploited by those resisting change in the way the world does business.
2019 November 12, Michael E. Mann, Andrea Dutton, “For Florida, dangerous climate change has arrived”, in The Tampa Bay Times[5] (column), archived from the original on September 30, 2022:
We say this not to jump on the unhelpful bandwagon of doomism, but to highlight the urgency of action. While it is too late to stop global warming, we can prevent it from getting worse.
2020 August 5, Jeff McMahon, “Scientists Dissect The Tactics Of Climate Delayers”, in Forbes[6], archived from the original on February 7, 2023:
Some climate-change deniers have shifted to climate doomism, the position that it’s too late to address climate change. Doomism shares with denialism a failure to take responsibility, and it can result in delay.
2020 September 21, Lauren Geall, “Meet the doomers: why some young US voters have given up hope on climate”, in The Guardian[7], archived from the original on May 17, 2023:
Plenty of Gen Zers are still optimistic about the climate crisis and recognize an inherent fallacy within doomism. “If it is a point of no return, we’re going down. But if we’re saying this, even though it might not be, it’s worth, like, putting in some effort to try and preserve our planet,” says Valentina Doukeris, an 18-year-old international student at a Chicago-based school.
2021 February 16, Kate Yoder, “Do we need more scary climate change articles? Maybe.”, in Grist[8], archived from the original on May 30, 2023:
Too much doom and gloom, however, can backfire, leading people to deny threats and ignore distressing facts. People are rightfully concerned about exaggeration and “the kind of doomism that says there’s nothing we can do to stop climate change,” Ettinger said. According to a recent survey from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, 14 percent of Americans think it’s too late to do anything about climate change (for the record, it isn’t).
2021 February 27, Jonathan Watts, quoting Michael E. Mann, “Climatologist Michael E Mann: 'Good people fall victim to doomism. I do too sometimes'”, in The Guardian[9], archived from the original on May 31, 2023:
True. It is a natural emotional reaction. Good people fall victim to doomism. I do too sometimes. It can be enabling and empowering as long as you don’t get stuck there. It is up to others to help ensure that experience can be cathartic.
2021 October 7, Dagomar Degroot, “Our planet is not doomed. That means we can, and must, act.”, in The Washington Post[10], archived from the original on November 21, 2022:
Doomism threatens to derail this progress. What use is fighting if the battle is already lost? Why advance any righteous cause — racial justice, a fair economy, a healthy democracy — when the climate apocalypse is right around the corner? Doomism encourages apathy — and those who benefit are the very corporations and political extremists most responsible for the environmental and social problems we face.
2022 April 14, Sian Bradley, “Are you suffering from ‘climate doomism’? Here’s what you can do”, in Metro[11], archived from the original on January 31, 2023:
Juulia Karlstedt, a BACP Accredited counsellor working with anxiety, says more people have come to her for help with climate doomism and anxiety around the future of our planet in the past few years. Climate doomism isn’t a psychological condition, but more of a cultural mood.
2022 May 23, Marco Silva, “Why is climate ‘doomism’ going viral – and who's fighting it?”, in BBC News[12], archived from the original on March 22, 2023:
Alaina makes a habit of challenging climate doomism - a mission she has embraced with a sense of urgency. "People are giving up on activism because they're like, 'I can't handle it any more... This is too much...' and 'If it really is too late, why am I even trying?'" she says. "Doomism ultimately leads to climate inaction, which is the opposite of what we want."
2023 March 24, Shannon Osaka, “Why climate ‘doomers’ are replacing climate ‘deniers’”, in The Washington Post[13], archived from the original on May 13, 2023:
For some, however, doomism isn’t permanent. Youra, the former engineer, still remembers how strongly he felt that humanity was done for. He believed that the IPCC and other scientists were covering up how bad climate change actually was — and no peer-reviewed research could convince him otherwise. “I think it’s kind of similar to what deniers feel,” he said. “I wasn’t being open-minded.”
