With endless headlines, breaking news notifications and front pages constantly reminding us of the ongoing climate crisis, it can be difficult to feel optimistic about the future of our planet.

In the last week, we’ve heard about the funeral which took place to commemorate Iceland’s first dead glacier and learnt that microplastics are literally falling from the sky in the Arctic – and that’s just the stories which rose to public attention.

With all this going on in the background, it’s no wonder that many of us are finding ourselves suffering from eco-anxiety, that feeling of stress and worry which comes from the ongoing climate crisis. In fact, it can sometimes feel like we really are helpless: in the face of such huge challenges, is eating more vegan meals, changing from plastic to paper straws, or refraining from buying fast fashion really going to help?