Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560012,India.
J Biosci. 2024;49.
Climate anxiety is as newly recognised a phenomenon as is the neologism solastalgia. The word solastalgia was coined by the Australian environmental philosopher Glenn Albrecht; it is a composite of the concepts of solace and desolation, and the pain ('algia') derived from the immediate loss of or assault to one's place of residence (Albrecht 2005). It is different from nostalgia, which is the remembrance of times past, and it specifically refers to the mental distress caused by climate change of anthropogenic origin (Albrecht et al. 2007): ''Solastalgia, as opposed to atavistic nostalgia, can also be future orientated, as those who suffer from it might actively seek to create new things or engage in collective action that provides solace and communion in any given environment. Solastalgia has no necessary connection to the past, it may seek its alleviation in a future that has to be designed and created'' (Albrecht 2005).
气候焦虑和新词“生态怀旧”一样，是一种新被认识到的现象。“生态怀旧”一词是由澳大利亚环境哲学家格伦·阿尔布雷希特创造的；它是安慰和荒凉的概念的组合，以及来自对居住地的直接丧失或攻击的痛苦（“algia”）（Albrecht 2005）。它与怀旧不同，怀旧是对过去时光的回忆，它特指由人为引起的气候变化引起的精神痛苦（Albrecht 等人，2007 年）：“与怀旧相反，生态怀旧也可以面向未来，因为那些患有生态怀旧的人可能会积极寻求创造新事物或参与集体行动，在任何特定环境中提供安慰和共鸣。生态怀旧与过去没有必然联系，它可能会在未来寻求缓解，而未来必须被设计和创造”（Albrecht 2005）。
