Comments on: Why don’t people engage climate change? Problem 2: Communication

By: Breaking Down the Climate Change Communication Problem [Framing Science] » iThinkEducation.net!

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:29:38 +0000

[...] the blog “Global Change: Intersection of Nature and Culture,” Phil Camil has an excellent overview and synthesis of research on some of the communication [...]

By: Climate communication: Is fear + collective action a winning strategy? « Global Change

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:45:29 +0000

[...] a previous post from my series on why people don’t engage climate change, I described my interpretations of [...]

By: The humanities are key to environmental messaging « Global Change

The humanities are key to environmental messaging « Global Change — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:53:09 +0000

[...] mentioned in an earlier post that it’s often assumed that climate change science speaks for itself. All we have to do is [...]

By: Can guilt about climate warming drive people to do something about it? « Global Change

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:19:55 +0000

[...] they will feel less guilt and less motivation to do anything about it. This is similar to a point we discussed earlier—people are often not motivated by complexity or fear. Pitch climate change as a [...]

By: Drive less, save a lot of money « Global Change

Drive less, save a lot of money « Global Change — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:55:48 +0000

[...] Why don’t people engage climate change? Problem 2: Communication [...]

By: Why don’t people engage climate change? Problem 5: A perfect storm of climate change denial « Global Change

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:41:07 +0000

[...] Problem 2—Communication: As mentioned in an earlier post, media plays a role here. Traditional media balancing of competing claims adds to the perception of uncertainty. And when there is uncertainty, people tune out because they think the issue is not resolved. By keeping climate warming shrouded in as much uncertainty as possible, skeptics prevent people form forming strong opinions about it. The media needs to do a better job distinguishing legitimate criticisms of climate science vs. dubious claims from deniers. [...]

By: More on climate communication…with cartoons « Global Change

More on climate communication…with cartoons « Global Change — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:44:25 +0000

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By: Climate change communication framing in action « Global Change

Climate change communication framing in action « Global Change — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:16:50 +0000

[...] a recent post, Why don’t people engage climate change? Problem 2: Communication, I described studies showing why framing climate change is importance for reaching different [...]

By: Why don’t people engage climate change? Problem 3: Personal perception, values, and behavior « Global Change

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:14:03 +0000

[...] Why don’t people engage climate change? Problem 2: Communication [...]