MAINE MONITOR • March 17, 2024
The Maine Climate Council’s scientists say they’re adding many more “human dimensions” to their forthcoming report. Crucial among those is hope, said the Island Institute’s Susie Arnold. “It turns out that hope is more than a feeling. Just as we can measure changes in climate variables, scientists also measure hope,” she said. “Hope can be taught, it can be learned and, importantly, it can be restored…. Hope is more than optimism — it’s about taking action.