Search Results - "Environmental communication"

The Mobilizing Power of Influencers for Pro-Environmental Behavior Intentions and Political Participation by Dekoninck, Heleen, Schmuck, Desiree

“…So-called "influencers" increasingly use their popularity on social media to raise their voice to promote political topics such as climate change, human…”
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The US News Media, Polarization on Climate Change, and Pathways to Effective Communication by Bolsen, Toby, Shapiro, Matthew A.

“…The news media are a central source of information about climate change for most people. Through frames, media transmit information that shape how people…”
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Psychological Reactance From Reading Basic Facts on Climate Change: The Role of Prior Views and Political Identification by Ma, Yanni, Dixon, Graham, Hmielowski, Jay D.

“…Scholars continue to search for solutions to shift climate change skeptics' views on climate science and policy. However, research has shown that certain…”
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Environmental Literature as Persuasion: An Experimental Test of the Effects of Reading Climate Fiction by Schneider-Mayerson, Matthew, Gustafson, Abel, Leiserowitz, Anthony, Goldberg, Matthew H., Rosenthal, Seth A., Ballew, Matthew

“…Literary works of fiction about climate change are becoming more common and more popular among critics and readers. While much research has indicated the…”
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A Research Agenda for Climate Change Communication and Public Opinion: The Role of Scientific Consensus Messaging and Beyond by Bayes, Robin, Bolsen, Toby, Druckman, James N.

“…That climate change has been accelerated by human activity is supported by a near-universal consensus of climate scientists. In this paper, we review many of…”
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Does Engagement in Advocacy Hurt the Credibility of Scientists? Results from a Randomized National Survey Experiment by Kotcher, John E., Myers, Teresa A., Vraga, Emily K., Stenhouse, Neil, Maibach, Edward W.

“…It is often assumed that issue advocacy will compromise the credibility of scientists. We conducted a randomized controlled experiment to test public reactions…”
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Science Literacy or Value Predisposition? A Meta-Analysis of Factors Predicting Public Perceptions of Benefits, Risks, and Acceptance of Nuclear Energy by Ho, Shirley S., Leong, Alisius D., Looi, Jiemin, Chen, Liang, Pang, Natalie, Tandoc, Edson

“…Nuclear energy is widely regarded as a controversial technology that polarizes public opinion. Guided by the scientific literacy and cognitive miser models,…”
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Making Meat, Better: The Metaphors of Plant-Based and Cell-Based Meat Innovation by Broad, Garrett M.

“…A variety of advocates argue that industrialized animal food production creates major problems related to the global food supply, climate change, animal…”
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Global Warming's "Six Americas Short Survey": Audience Segmentation of Climate Change Views Using a Four Question Instrument by Chryst, Breanne, Marlon, Jennifer, van der Linden, Sander, Leiserowitz, Anthony, Maibach, Edward, Roser-Renouf, Connie

“…Audience segmentation has long been used in marketing, public health, and communication, and is now becoming an important tool in the environmental domain as…”
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Ireland's Citizens' Assembly on Climate Change: Lessons for Deliberative Public Engagement and Communication by Devaney, Laura, Torney, Diarmuid, Brereton, Pat, Coleman, Martha

“…Citizens' assemblies can contribute to inclusive, citizen-driven policymaking. This commentary focuses on Ireland's Citizens' Assembly, an internationally…”
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Metaphors for the War (or Race) against Climate Change by Flusberg, Stephen J., Matlock, Teenie, Thibodeau, Paul H.

“…Despite overwhelming scientific consensus, millions of Americans fail to view climate change as a pressing threat. How can we address this disconnect between…”
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fighteverycrisis: Pandemic Shifts in Fridays for Future's Protest Communication Frames by Sorce, Giuliana, Dumitrica, Delia

“…This qualitative social media framing analysis captures the discursive engagement with COVID-19 in Fridays for Future's (FFF) digital protest communication on…”
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How COVID-19 Displaced Climate Change: Mediated Climate Change Activism and Issue Attention in the Swiss Media and Online Sphere by Rauchfleisch, Adrian, Siegen, Dario, Vogler, Daniel

“…Issues continuously compete for attention in the news media and on social media. Climate change is one of the most urgent problems for society and (re)gained…”
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Why it Matters How We Frame the Environment by Lakoff, George

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The Circulation of Climate Change Denial Online: Rhetorical and Networking Strategies on Facebook by Bloomfield, Emma Frances, Tillery, Denise

“…This study uses a topical, rhetorical approach to analyze how climate change denial circulates online through the 25 most popular posts on the Watts Up With…”
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Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior and Media Dependency Theory: Predictors of Public Pro-environmental Behavioral Intentions in Singapore by Ho, Shirley S., Liao, Youqing, Rosenthal, Sonny

“…Applying the theory of planned behavior and media dependency theory, this study examines the effects of attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral…”
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The Importance of Influencer-Message Congruence When Employing Greenfluencers to Promote Pro-Environmental Behavior by Boerman, Sophie C., Meijers, Marijn H. C., Zwart, Wietske

“…To combat climate change, it is of vital importance that people change their behaviors. This study explores how influencers, or so-called greenfluencers, on…”
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Engaging People on Climate Change: The Role of Emotional Responses by Wong-Parodi, Gabrielle, Feygina, Irina

“…Overcoming climate change skepticism and disengagement is a pressing challenge. Evidence suggests that reactions to climate science and proposed solutions are…”
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Communication Practices and Political Engagement with Climate Change: A Research Agenda by Carvalho, Anabela, van Wessel, Margit, Maeseele, Pieter

“…In this article, we call for a refocusing of research on citizens' political engagement with climate change. In doing so, we argue that communication practices…”
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Stimulating Sustainable Food Choices Using Virtual Reality: Taking an Environmental vs Health Communication Perspective on Enhancing Response Efficacy Beliefs by Meijers, Marijn H. C., Smit, Eline S., de Wildt, Kelly, Karvonen, Sonja-Greetta, van der Plas, Demi, van der Laan, L. Nynke

“…Personal response efficacy beliefs are vital in instigating, maintaining, and catalyzing environmental behavior change. In this experimental study (N = 249),…”
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