Climate and narrative: Environmental knowledge in everyday life

Lejano, Raul P.; Tavares-Reager, Joana; Berkes, Fikret

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2013.02.009

Cited by 73 publications

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“…Lejano et al [102] propose that science communication needs to better incorporate the use of narrative and everyday experiences. The authors argue that public discourse regarding climate and weather cannot be isolated from other issues that impact society.…”

Section: Climate Change Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond long-term averages: making biological sense of a rapidly changing world

Helmuth

Russell

Connell

et al. 2014

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Section: Climate Change Communicationmentioning

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Beyond long-term averages: making biological sense of a rapidly changing world

Helmuth

Russell

Connell

et al. 2014

Clim Chang Responses

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115

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“…As Oldfield and Steffen (2014, p.74) observed, The bottom line is clear Denying the relevance and validity of Earth System science is a highly risky, and possibly catastrophic, approach for humanity to take towards its future Or, as Tol p noted Denying that there is a problem of climate change is just dumb What may change perceptions that ACC does not exist or is negligible? In some cases better communication may help, in others a weather event such as a hurricane, flood or heatwave may occur that makes climate change more believable (Hall, 2006;Kaján, 2013;Lejano, Tavares-Reager & Berkes, 2013;Schmidt, Ivanova & Schäfer, 2013;Greenberg, Weiner, Noland, Herb, Kaplan & Broccoli, 2014), even though from a climate science perspective the occurrence of a single high-magnitude weather event cannot be specifically connected to climate change, although the likelihood of intense weather events may have increased IPCC 2013a). However, no matter what arguments are presented there will always be those who will not accept the evidence if it is incongruent with their belief system (Hoffmann, 2011).…”

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No time for smokescreen skepticism: A rejoinder to Shani and Arad

et al. 2015

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HighlightsRejoinder to claims of Shani and Arad (2014) Extent of scientific consensus on climate change indicated Evidence for climate change is observational and predictive Extent of tourism related emissions indicated Concern of climate denial for scientific debate and communication Shani and Arad (2014) claimed that tourism scholars tend to endorse the most pessimistic assessments regarding climate change, and that anthropogenic climate change was a fashionable and highly controversial scientific topic . This brief rejoinder provides the balance that is missing from such climate change denial and skepticism studies on climate change and tourism. Recent research provides substantial evidence that reports on anthropogenic climate change are accurate, and that humaninduced greenhouse gas emissions, including from the tourism industry, play a significant role in climate change. Some positive net effects may be experienced by some destinations in the short-term, but in the long-term all elements of the tourism system will be impacted. The expansion of tourism emissions at a rate greater than efficiency gains means that it is increasingly urgent that the tourism sector acknowledge, accept and respond to climate change. Debate on tourism-related adaptation and mitigation measures is to be encouraged and welcomed. Climate change denial is not. . ABSTRACT

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“…First, the IPCC is committed both to providing policyneutral advice 11 and facilitating greater understanding of its work amongst non-specialist audiences 12 , and there are calls for such objectives to be achieved not only through an increased supply of scientific knowledge but also through such knowledge being made more publicly meaningful 4,5 . Second, representatives of the IPCC are requested to give press conferences, events that sit at the boundary between science and the media 13 wherein officials can make meaning beyond the text and demonstrate authority and still exert a degree of control 14 .…”

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