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The power to save the planet is inside us all – how to get past despair to powerful action on climate change

  • Written by Thomas S. Bateman, Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior, University of Virginia
imagePersonal action is important. Collective action that encourages systemic change can go even farther.Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images

Our species is in a race with climate change, and a lot of people want to know, “Can I really make a difference?”

The question concerns what’s known as agency. Its meaning is complex, but in a nutshell...

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