Communication
Environmental Perceptions are Important for Driving Action — Here’s Why
Conservation has a legacy of focusing on how ecosystems function devoid of human influence. In a world grappling with the climate crisis, this simply does not exist. Among the most threatened and vulnerable ecosystems from this crisis are wetlands, a...
Communicating the climate crisis
Communicating the climate crisis is a critical part of moving policy solutions forward and gaining the collective buy-in necessary for creating a future that is not dependent on the heat trapping gases that have resulted in this crisis. However, this...
Your 2019 Guide to Climate Conversations at the Thanksgiving Table
It’s that time of year when we reconnect with our loved ones, pass delicious home-cooked delights around the table, give thanks, and erode our last line of defense against the hordes of jingle bells, eggnog, and holiday decorum. It’s also a...
Now what? We can’t blame our way out of climate change
Nearly everything we understand about global warming today was known in 1979. By that year, data collected since 1957 confirmed what had been theorized since before the turn of the 20th century: Human beings have altered Earth’s atmosphere mainly through...
Now What? Why there are not two sides to this story
“This is just too well-established to follow the journalism practice of having both sides. I don’t have to bring in someone to debate gravity, it’s the same here… The idea that there are two sides is a carefully cultivated lie.” This...
Now What? The Nobel Prize was a win for civil society in general
“The Nobel Prize is an accomplishment for civil society in general, and I hope that people working on other issues take a bit of credit for this as well.” This week on the podcast, we are doing things a little differently....
Now What? The data doesn’t speak for itself, you have to speak for it
“When people say human caused climate change is just a theory, I tell them well gravity is just a theory too, but if you fall off a cliff, you’re going down.” Susan Joy Hassol is the Director of Climate Communication, a...
Now What? Scaring people doesn’t lead to action, here is what does
“In order to get people to take action against risks, such as climate change – you can’t just scare them into action, you can’t just talk about the threat, but you also have to talk about the ways in which...
Now What? Showing People the Research Doesn’t Work, Here’s What to do Instead
“Fear is not a particularly good motivator for creativity and open mindedness. You need to give people agency and hope.” Andrew Jones is an expert on international climate and energy issues. He is a system dynamics modeler, keynote speaker, and designer...