Climate change is not only a scientific issue, but one that affects economic, social and political realms. It is important to understand how people think about and learn about climate change, to encourage more productive discussions of how we will respond to the climate challenge. CUSP recommends the following as a guide to climate change learning.
Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) and Ecoamerica
Connecting on Climate Guide
A guide for scientists, educators, journalists and the interested public on the difficulties that individuals and groups have in processing and responding effectively to long-term and complex societal challenges.
A guide for scientists, educators, journalists and the interested public on the difficulties that individuals and groups have in processing and responding effectively to long-term and complex societal challenges.
CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION, YALE AND GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
Climate Change in the American Mind series
A series of national and state surveys on public understanding, attitudes and perceptions of the causes, consequences and solutions of climate change.
A series of national and state surveys on public understanding, attitudes and perceptions of the causes, consequences and solutions of climate change.
ecoAmerica Research group
America's Climate Values and Environmental Polling Trends
A series of reports from communications research and social science research examine American attitudes and suggest that climate change is a mainstream concern.
Let's Talk Climate: Messages to Motivate Americans
Findings from rigorously tested message research on climate change designed to engage Americans across political and demographic groups on solutions. Includes tips for application, what to avoid, and thematic language on faith, health, communities, higher education, and business.
A series of reports from communications research and social science research examine American attitudes and suggest that climate change is a mainstream concern.
Let's Talk Climate: Messages to Motivate Americans
Findings from rigorously tested message research on climate change designed to engage Americans across political and demographic groups on solutions. Includes tips for application, what to avoid, and thematic language on faith, health, communities, higher education, and business.
The cultural cognition project at Yale Law School
Cultural Cognition of Scientific Consensus
This study and others describe how values can lead the public to disagree, often sharply and persistently, about facts that expert scientists largely agree on.
This study and others describe how values can lead the public to disagree, often sharply and persistently, about facts that expert scientists largely agree on.
