Wealth Denial is Analogous to Carbon Denial

Why do so many of us lie to ourselves and each other about the money in our pocket? According to Ms Dawson, it's because our financial wealth is perceived to reflect our social and mental health. She explains: "It isn't surprising that ‘money' is such an emotive issue, because how we manage our money is a reflection of how well we're seen to be coping with life in general. "We lie about our financial problems in order to save face, and to avoid being regarded as greedy, disorganised, naïve or out-of-control - all traits associated with over-spending or financial mismanagement."

The same could be said about our use of fossil fuels across the spectrum, individual to organisation to government to state. All of us dare not reveal their carbon footprint. It just looks too bad.