How interactive ‘climate fresk’ workshops are trying to accelerate environmental awareness around the globe

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Six people huddle around a table, their brows furrowed in concentration as they piece together the puzzle of the changing climate. The task before them is deceptively simple yet profoundly complex: tracing the cascading impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on everything from biodiversity loss and ocean acidification to famine and human health.

This is no ordinary discussion. It’s a “climate fresk”. Over the course of three hours, this group embarks on an emotional journey that shifts from confusion...