Global leaders have descended upon Brazil for COP30, and with the conference often comes a lot of negative news that evokes climate anxiety and dread. That makes it tough for individuals to make any meaningful climate choices without first tackling those feelings. In small doses, it might function as a motivator, but if it gets too big, all other decisions seem hopeless, and climate action actually suffers. Today, the focus of COP30 is mental health, so we’ve got tips on finding mechanisms to cope, reclaiming agency and investing energy into climate actions that keep the climate anxiety at bay.