Celebrities and Climate Change
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science
P ublished online September 2017 .
Article. Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology; Communication Studies. 10641 words.
Since the mid-2000s, entertainment celebrities have played increasingly prominent roles in the cultural politics of climate change, ranging from high-profile speeches at UN climate...
Communicating about Biodiversity, Public Engagement, and Climate Change
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science
P ublished online October 2017 .
Article. Subjects: Earth Sciences and Geography; Communication Studies. 12038 words.
The term public engagement (PE) refers to processes that provide a distinct role for citizens or stakeholder groups in policymaking. Such engagement is distinctive because it aims to create...
Communicating about Carbon Capture and Storage
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science
P ublished online April 2017 .
Article. Subjects: Earth Sciences and Geography; Communication Studies. 12800 words.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged as a potential strategy for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It involves the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from large point...
Communicating about Carbon Taxes and Emissions Trading Programs
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science
P ublished online October 2017 .
Article. Subjects: Earth Sciences and Geography; Meteorology and Climatology; Communication Studies. 17698 words.
In debates surrounding policy options for mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, economists of various political stripes are near unanimous in their advocacy of putting a price on...
Communicating about Climate Change with Policymakers
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science
P ublished online November 2016 .
Article. Subjects: Earth Sciences and Geography; Communication Studies. 9636 words.
Policy communication and the resulting influence that information has on policy decision-makers is an especially pertinent topic when it comes to problems of climate change. Notorious for...
Communicating about Hydropower, Dams, and Climate Change
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science
P ublished online September 2017 .
Article. Subjects: Earth Sciences and Geography; Communication Studies. 15502 words.
As the global imperative for sustainable energy builds and with hydroelectricity proposed as one aspect of a sustainable energy profile, public discourse reflects the complex and competing...
Communicating Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science
P ublished online September 2017 .
Article. Subjects: Natural Disasters (Environmental Science); Communication Studies; Earth Sciences and Geography. 10920 words.
Communicating the impacts of climate change and possible adaptive responses is a relatively recent branch of the larger endeavor of climate change communication. This recent emergence, in...
Communication, Negotiation, and Influence at International Climate Change Meetings and Summits
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science
P ublished online April 2017 .
Article. Subjects: Earth Sciences and Geography; Communication Studies. 10171 words.
The annual United Nations Climate Change Conferences, officially called Conferences of the Parties (COPs), are the main drivers of media attention to climate change around the world. Even...
Communication Strategies of Environmental NGOs and Advocacy Groups
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science
P ublished online October 2017 .
Article. Subjects: Earth Sciences and Geography; Communication Studies. 9557 words.
Environmental organizations have been critically important in publicizing and supplying arguments about climate change, just as with the other environmental issues facing contemporary...
Countering Climate Science Denial and Communicating Scientific Consensus
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science
P ublished online October 2016 .
Article. Subjects: Earth Sciences and Geography; Meteorology and Climatology; Communication Studies. 11767 words.
Scientific agreement on climate change has strengthened over the past few decades, with around 97% of publishing climate scientists agreeing that human activity is causing global warming....
