Climate Cafes were conceived by the Climate Psychology Alliance and are a grassroots community-care practice. In cafe sessions, participants are invited to share their thoughts and feelings about climate change without judgment. The lightly-facilitated sessions are community-led and come with no call to action attached. Rather, the practice is intended to help communities find grounding and validation for difficult emotional experiences that have resulted from climate and social crises and create space to process those feelings in community.

While recognizing the importance of action, cafes offer respite from the busyness of our lives and offer a chance to glimpse at our own inner emotional landscapes in an uplifting environment.