Conversations about climate change can quickly go south. Here are 6 ways to make them better
![Every second Friday, Teegan Walshe and her friend sit outside the Qualicum Beach Town Hall to engage with strangers about climate change - and not everyone is receptive to those conversations. Two teenage girls sit on the ground holding homemade signs reading "Fridays for Future, Youth Strike for the Climate Crisis."](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7102016.1706817459!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/teegan-walshe-youth-climate-activist.jpeg)
Conversations about climate change can get really uncomfortable, really quickly, whether they’re happening in a meeting room or at your family’s annual summer barbecue. Applying conflict resolution principles can make those climate conversations go better.