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for Climate DespairClimate action comes down to how individuals, organizations, and nations work together, and that’s based on a complex blend of politics, sociology, economics, and morality. Here’s the latest science on us—the human factors that are helping or hindering decarbonization efforts.
Is there a climate generation gap?
The age groups are aligned in mission, but not necessarily in tactics
The backlash paradox of radical climate protests
Extreme actions turn people off the activists behind them—but may leave the broader climate movement stronger than before.
What seems most true: Information that confirms your beliefs…or information repeated over and over?
Even one repetition of false claim about climate change is sufficient to make it seem a bit truer later on
The first megastudy of climate messages hints at what motivates different audiences
Nearly 250 researchers drew more than 59,000 participants from 63 countries to compare climate change messages in a head-to-head test.
An understudied emotion packs a surprisingly large climate action punch
Of five emotions (anger, sadness, guilt, fear, and hope), researchers found that climate anger has the strongest links to climate activism
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