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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

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Tom Bateman , Michael Mann : How well people exercise their agency will determine the severity of global warming.

They say it's not too late to avert the worst effects of climate change, but time is running out.

People feeling adequate agency are more likely to persevere, rebound from setbacks and perform at high levels, they say.

Big polluters often urge consumers to take small personal actions, which can deflect attention from large-scale policy interventions.

Individual agency should be seen as a gateway for group efforts that can more quickly and effectively change the trajectory of climate change.

Together, these efforts can rapidly improve humanity’s capacity to solve problems and head off disasters.

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