Opinion: Climate doomism is bad storytelling—hope is much more effective at triggering action

When news about the climate is published, like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report, frightening headlines like "final warning" or "now or never" are often the norm. Some activists call this approach "climate doomism", and are quick to criticize media publications and other influencers for it. Climate doomism is the view that humanity has lost the climate battle, and we feel nothing but helplessness and anxiety about it.