Moving Forward in Climate Change Communication: Recommendations for Rethinking Strategies and Frames

Körfgen, Annemarie; Kuthe, Alina; Chiari, Sybille; Prutsch, Andrea; Keller, Lars; Stötter, Johann

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-98294-6_33

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“…Participants worked in areas such as government, NGOs/advocacy organisations, in the university sector (though not as academics), the media, and some being independents/consultants. This provides insight into RO1 and confirms previous work that CCC practitioners are a nonhomogeneous group of people coming from a variety of occupations (Körfgen et al 2019;Mcloughlin et al 2018;Rohling et al 2016).…”

Section: Engage With Climate Change In a Personal Capacity As Well As...supporting

confidence: 85%

“…Similar findings were identified by Rohling et al (2016), although in a US context and their participants (climate change communicators) represented areas such as universities, government agencies, and NGOs. Körfgen et al (2019) aimed to understand the status quo of CCC in Austria, and participants in their study represented stakeholders from civil society, churches, and the media (among others). Considering the barriers to practice, UK-based climate change communicators face challenges such as communication events/activities not meeting audience needs and a lack of post-activity evaluation (McLoughlin et al 2018).…”

Section: People Currently Communicating Climate Changementioning

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“…Considering the barriers to practice, UK-based climate change communicators face challenges such as communication events/activities not meeting audience needs and a lack of post-activity evaluation (McLoughlin et al 2018). Similarly, Körfgen et al (2019) identified challenges like neglected audiences/topics, challenges in messaging, and difficulties dealing with uncertainty.…”

Section: People Currently Communicating Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Barriers to conducting climate change communication can come in many forms and are arguably the result of the inherent complexity of the issue. The barriers identified in previous studies tend to capture those relevant to the public-and practitioner-focused sub-groups (Körfgen et al 2019;Mcloughlin et al 2018). Specific barriers pertaining to certain occupational environments have also been documented by McIlroy-Young and Thistlethwaite ( 2019) who find that Canadian meteorologists in the government context are more unwilling to make connections between local weather and climate change due to potential political ramifications, compared with other private or public broadcasters.…”

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‘It is a bloody big and responsible job’: perspectives on climate change communication from Australia-focused practitioners

Badullovich

2022

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Climate change is a complex social-political issue in Australia with a history of dysfunctional conflict over climate policy. This presents challenges for the practitioners communicating about climate change to different publics. To date, academic research has focused on exploring how effective communication can be achieved but rarely has this been understood from a practitioner’s perspective. I present the findings of nineteen (n = 19) semi-structured interviews with climate change communication (CCC) practitioners in Australia. The interviews explored occupational experiences as a means to understand the state of practice, challenges, and ways forward for CCC. I explore four key themes in this analysis: the practitioners, their goals, the barriers, and their perspectives on framing. Participants spoke of the complexity in doing CCC work, including many barriers, but their focus on effective communication and engagement remains strong in the face of challenging circumstances. Graphical abstract

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“…Im Jahr 2017 erschien das Buch "Klimawandel und Gesundheit" (Hutter et al, 2017), das sich mit Handlungsempfehlungen an die Bevölkerung wendet. In jüngerer Vergangenheit wurden einige Studien zu Klimakommunikation mit Jugend lichen durchgeführt (Chiari, Völler, & Mandl, 2016;Adam Corner et al, 2015;Stötter et al, 2016;Körfgen et al, 2019). In der Kommunikation mit MigrantInnen liegt hingegen ein kaum erforschtes Feld vor.…”

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Variations of science-related populism in comparative perspective: A multilevel segmentation analysis of supporters and opponents of populist demands toward science

Mede

2023

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

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Many countries worldwide have seen populist resentment against scientists, which can manifest as “science-related populist attitudes” among the population. These attitudes can be assumed to divide populations into multiple segments—each endorsing or rejecting different facets of science-related populism, with segment sizes and characteristics varying between countries and cultural contexts. This study tests this with a secondary analysis of four public opinion surveys from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Taiwan (total N = 4598), combining a Most Similar Systems Design (MSSD) and a Most Different Systems Design (MDSD). It uses fixed-effects latent class analysis to demonstrate that Austrian, German, Swiss, and Taiwanese publics can be grouped into three segments: Full-Fledged Populists, People-Centric Non-Populists, and Deferent Anti-Populists. A large majority in all countries can be classified as Non-Populist or Anti-Populists, whereas Populists, who support the entire spectrum of science-related populism, make up the smallest segment. Bayesian regression shows that Populists are older and more likely to support right-leaning political views. Cross-country and cross-cultural comparisons reveal differences in segment sizes and characteristics: For example, Populists are more prevalent in Austria, while Germany has a large proportion of Anti-Populists. These are less widespread in Taiwan, where Non-Populists form a particularly big segment. The findings can be explained with national political, cultural, and historical contexts to some degree. Eventually, they are discussed against the backdrop implications for science communication and future scholarship on public science skepticism.

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Moving Forward in Climate Change Communication: Recommendations for Rethinking Strategies and Frames

Cited by 3 publications

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‘It is a bloody big and responsible job’: perspectives on climate change communication from Australia-focused practitioners

‘It is a bloody big and responsible job’: perspectives on climate change communication from Australia-focused practitioners

Österreichischer Special Report Gesundheit, Demographie und Klimawandel - Supplement

Variations of science-related populism in comparative perspective: A multilevel segmentation analysis of supporters and opponents of populist demands toward science

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