Climate doom and gloom? Try laughing instead. Activists embrace joy in the fight to save Earth

Lucian Nemoiu

When several different team-building groups shared space at a retreat center in New York’s Hudson Valley, one bunch of people stood out because of their constant laughter — so much that someone from another group eventually asked, “Who are you guys?” They were activists meeting to figure out how to better fight against worsening climate change , a cause usually associated with failure, sacrifice and doom. Across the world, groups of activists, teachers and psychologists are tackling one of the