Climate change is in the news during COP30. We’ve got tips to tackle your climate anxiety

The Associated Press ^ | November 12,, 2025 | BY CALEIGH WELLS

[MAGAthon]

on Fox “Ingraham Angle” today, Laura did piece on Newsom at COP; Politico calling him a “rock star” and a “climate President in waiting”.

nothing is more important than ensuring Trump’s unravelling of the “climate” hoax is not undone by the next President.

hundreds of trillions of dollars are at stake. the “climate” mob will not give up on that easily, so find the right person to succeed Trump soon, so they can gain name recognition before 2028.

[aquila48]

“Climate stories can be difficult to consume year-round...”

They meant to say “climate gas livhting”.

[Sacajaweau]

I have a 1904 news article. It's talking about the height of Lake Ontario and causes of high water.

Supply, run-off and evaporation causes temporary rises.

Then Professor Fairchild discusses "lifting" which will cause something more permanent.

Looks like this is what was thought of before emissions. In other words...fluctuations happen...again and again and again...and all causes are natural.

Democrat & Chronicle Rochester NY Sun Jul 10 1904 Page 18....for those who have newspapers.com.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“When you throw a ton of scary facts and information at people, their nervous system shuts down. It’s a coping mechanism,” said Sarah Newman, founder and executive director of the Climate Mental Health Network.

That sense of dread, doom, fear or hopelessness gets lumped into a single term: climate anxiety.

GAG ME!! Here's reporterette Caleigh Wells who wrote this tripe...

More about Reporterette Caleigh...

Overview

Caleigh Wells is an award-winning American journalist specializing in climate change, environmental issues, economics, and public health. She currently serves as the Climate Choices Reporter at the Associated Press (AP), where she focuses on how individual and societal decisions influence the environment, including topics like personal carbon footprints, sustainable practices, and the hidden environmental costs of everyday technologies. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, in the Great Lakes region, her reporting reaches national and international audiences through AP's wire service, appearing in outlets like the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Yahoo News.

Career Background

Wells has over nine years of experience in multimedia journalism, spanning print, audio, digital, and social platforms. Her career trajectory reflects a deepening focus on climate solutions and empowering audiences amid environmental challenges:

• Associated Press (2025–present): Joined as Climate Choices Reporter, covering how people's actions—such as pet ownership, AI usage, or landscaping choices—impact climate change. Her work emphasizes actionable insights, like apps for tracking emissions or low-water alternatives to traditional lawns.
• Marketplace (American Public Media, ~2023–2025): Served as a climate reporter for the NPR-distributed economics show, where she pioneered coverage on climate-economy intersections. She was honored as the 2024 Audio Journalist of the Year by the LA Press Club for her innovative storytelling.
• KCRW (NPR affiliate, 2019–~2023): As Healthy Communities Reporter, she covered wildfires, droughts, climate legislation, environmental health, and climate anxiety. She co-hosted the investigative series Wasted on food waste and produced stories on COVID-19 vaccines, elections, and community resilience to extreme weather. Her reporting on U.S. Forest Service fire mitigation won a 2023 National Edward R. Murrow Award.
• KPCC (NPR Southern California, earlier roles): Started as a general assignment reporter and producer, contributing to All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and local newscasts. She mentored interns and collaborated on award-winning investigations.
• Earlier Experience: Worked with WCPN (now Ideastream Public Media) in Cleveland and as a fellow in the Solutions Journalism Network's inaugural climate cohort. She has produced over 90 hours of annual content for audiences exceeding 500,000 listeners and contributed to NPR's high-impact climate collaborative.

Wells is also an elected board member of the Society of Environmental Journalists, where she chairs the programs committee.

Notable Work and Themes

Wells' reporting blends data-driven analysis with human-centered narratives, often highlighting underestimated climate actions (e.g., avoiding flights or choosing plant-based pet foods). Key examples include:

• Pet Ownership and Climate Impact (2025): A widely discussed AP video and article exploring how dogs and cats contribute to emissions through meat-heavy diets, suggesting alternatives like smaller pets or sustainable feeding to reduce "carbon pawprints." This piece drew both praise for raising awareness and criticism for framing pet ownership as a "climate-intensive decision."
• AI's Hidden Environmental Cost (August 2025): Investigated the energy demands of AI tools in daily life (e.g., smartphones, search engines), noting how fossil fuel-generated power exacerbates climate change. She highlighted incomplete data on emissions but stressed the need for transparency from tech companies.
• Low-Water Landscaping (Ongoing): Reported on the shift from water-thirsty green lawns to drought-resistant alternatives amid warmer, drier climates, tying into broader U.S. water usage trends.
• Audio and Podcast Projects:
  • The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast (Co-host, 2023–present): A two-season series with Candice Dickens-Russell, answering listener questions on practical climate actions to combat "eco-anxiety." It promotes empowerment over dread, aligning with Wells' philosophy of giving audiences agency in solutions.
  • Solutions-oriented stories for Public News Service, including school composting programs in Los Angeles to engage youth in climate action.

Her work has appeared in over 20 outlets, including Philippine Daily Inquirer, MSN UK, and The Independent. She has taught journalism workshops, such as a summer program at Loyola Marymount University.

Personal Life and Influences

A Los Angeles native (raised in the area affected by the 2018 Woolsey Fire), Wells graduated from Washington and Lee University in 2017 with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications (double majoring in Politics and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies). She earned a Master's in Journalism from USC Annenberg. Her interest in climate reporting deepened after her husband, Austin Frank (also W&L '17), experienced climate anxiety in 2018, inspiring her to focus on empowering stories rather than doom-and-gloom narratives.

When not reporting, Wells mentors early-career journalists and enjoys equestrian activities. She is active on X (formerly Twitter) as @cwellsreporter, sharing climate tips and behind-the-scenes insights.

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For more, check her LinkedIn, Muck Rack profile, or AP author page.

I guess she isn't a cat lady. The most surprising thing in this profile is that she has a HUSBAND! But he suffered "climate anxiety," so they each found the perfect mate. She found a beta cuck who suffers "climate anxiety." Whoever would have guessed?

[MAGAthon]

$150 trillion was just for 30 years. I’ve seen claims $250 trillion would be needed just for the energy transition to wind and solar, but haven’t got time to search for them now:

October 2021: Fighting climate change is a $150 trillion battle: Bank of America report
A recent Bank of America (BAC) Global Research Report found that, within a 30-year period, global carbon emissions could reach zero at a cost of $5 trillion per year...
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fighting-climate-change-a-150-trillion-battle-bank-of-america-report-163422676.html

some unexpected realism from BBC, which is now reviewing its longtime bias towards climate alarmism:

AUDIO: 17 mins: 10 Nov: BBC Business Daily: What’s gone wrong with the Dutch power supply?
Business Daily
As the Netherlands shifts away from fossil fuels, thousands of homes and businesses are unable to connect to the grid.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6ryj

[Oldeconomybuyer]

She’s an absolute lunatic.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Can you imagine that people actually get paid to be lunatics? She contributes nothing useful to society.

[ArcadeQuarters]

We have a lot to be worried about. The average temperature here in Pennsylvania has dropped from 83F to 51F since July. Global cooling is not only real but accelerating.

[JennysCool]

We’ve got tips to tackle your climate anxiety

The AP has become nothing more than constant, shameless propaganda.

[JennysCool]

Find the right person to succeed Trump soon

No need to look very far. His name is Vance.

[JerseyDvl]

No doubt about it!!!

[crazyhorse691]

I ain’t got no climate anxiety. I have media anxiety.

[JerseyDvl]

TIP: Do not listen to communists who want to use Climate Change to exert control over every aspect of existence.

[TigersEye]

Outrage as Amazon Rainforest is cleared of 100,000 trees to make way for climate summit FR thread

I think I'll burn a pile of tires to alleviate my "climate anxiety."

[Libloather]

Only 5.21 years left. Plenty of time.

[brookwood]

“Every autumn, news feeds get flooded with stories about climate change”
Because the leftist media liars are being paid to publish ridiculous scare mongering so that grifting climate NGOs can get rich while keeping the developing world starving and cold with no electricity.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I am old enough to remember “THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT!”
When it did not happen then came “THE COMING ICE AGE!”
When that did not show up it was “GLOBAL WARMING!”
When that did not happen it was “CLIMATE CHANGE!
Now we are going back to “THE COMING ICE AGE!” again.
https://blog.sciandnature.com/2024/11/a-mini-ice-age-could-hit-earth-by-2030.html

And it is always OUR FAULT because we do not pay enough in TAXES TO STOP IT!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

remember the Trans Amazon Highway of fifty years ago? When a part was finished they moved on to pave the next section. the Jungle then reclaimed the paved part and turned it back into jungle.
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/11/the-trans-amazonian-highway-ecological.html

[TigersEye]

I had never heard of that, or forgot that I had.

Thanks for the link. Good pics and an interesting story.