In an article on The Conversation website, Heather Alberro, Lecturer in Sustainability, University of Manchester discusses the need to look at the positive steps that have been undertaken in addressing climate change. In despair about Earth’s future? Look for green shoots As species go extinct and a habitable climate teeters, it’s understandable to feel … Continue reading Glimmers of a better world are already here
Category: behaviour/attitudes
IPCC authors were asked to share their best guesses about where the world is headed
In an article on The Conversation website, Seth Wynes, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo and H. Damon Matthews, Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University discuss a survey they recently undertook to ask IPCC climate experts their views on how they saw current efforts … Continue reading IPCC authors were asked to share their best guesses about where the world is headed
Was Hurricane Milton really “engineered” by the US government?
False claims suggesting that Hurricane Milton was “engineered” and that the weather in Florida is being “manipulated” have been spreading on social media. In an article on the BBC News website, Mark Poynting and Marco Silva discuss the evidence. No, Hurricane Milton was not 'engineered' There is no technology that allows humans to create … Continue reading Was Hurricane Milton really “engineered” by the US government?
Targeting art galleries – what makes this form of protest so unpopular with the general public, and why climate activists have continued to return to galleries despite, or even because of, the resulting social outrage
The recent jailing of two Just Stop Oil activists has raised many issues. Alexander Araya López, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Potsdam and Colin Davis, Chair in Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol have been analyzing activism and in an article on The Conversation website discuss the issues to help us understand better. What are your … Continue reading Targeting art galleries – what makes this form of protest so unpopular with the general public, and why climate activists have continued to return to galleries despite, or even because of, the resulting social outrage
High schoolers are more interested and absorb more information about climate change when it’s presented as a game
In an article on The Conversation website, Ian Thacker, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, discusses the effectiveness of turning lessons into a game when discussing climate change. Interestingly, he ends with big remaining question: how to encourage teachers to implement effective climate change education in their classrooms. … Continue reading High schoolers are more interested and absorb more information about climate change when it’s presented as a game
Language needs to be at the forefront of climate change education efforts
EiD has had several posts on the importance of communication to improve awareness and action in climate change. In an article on The Conversation website, Miki Mori, Associate Professor of Linguistics at the Université de Mayotte in Dembeni, Mayotte argues that language needs to be at the forefront of climate change education efforts. What are … Continue reading Language needs to be at the forefront of climate change education efforts
Can comic books play an important role in creating awareness of climate change?
In an article on The Conversation website, Christopher Sandom, Senior Lecturer in Biology, University of Sussex and Jo Lindsay Walton, Senior Research Fellow in Arts, Climate and Technology, University of Sussex discuss how they created a climate comic with solutions-focused ideas about creating a sustainable future. This is a novel approach for sure. What are … Continue reading Can comic books play an important role in creating awareness of climate change?
Identifying the fuel poor in Britain
Just weeks after the UK Committee on Fuel Poverty published its 2024 on progress in addressing fuel poverty, the topic gets more airing as the UK government cuts the Winter Fuel Allowance to millions of pensions as the government tries to stem a hole in the budget. The problem is that many of these pensioners … Continue reading Identifying the fuel poor in Britain
In Canada there is a long line of organisations created by the fossil fuel industry to target women
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson writes a valuable piece on the National Observer website about how women in Canada are being targeted to essentially undermine the transition away from oil and gas. What are your views? Do you see similar approaches in your country? Women are the new target of Canada's fossil fuel greenwashing machine Ask Google … Continue reading In Canada there is a long line of organisations created by the fossil fuel industry to target women
A “how to” guide for climate scientists to use and understand justice language
In an article on The Conversation website, Kian Mintz-Woo, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork writes about the need for a shared justice language in our discussions on climate change. Climate science needs to talk more about ‘justice’ – here’s how philosophy can help Climate scientists have all kinds of … Continue reading A “how to” guide for climate scientists to use and understand justice language
