COIN’s research informs new climate campaign
How does a national climate change campaign reach beyond the concerned minority to a broader, more diverse sector of the British public? COIN employed its unique methodology of narrative workshops to...
View ArticleDon’t give up on engaging conservatives
This guest post is by Paul Connor, a postgraduate researcher in social psychology at the University of Melbourne. His research is currently focused on climate change communication and pro-environmental...
View ArticleAre kids being ‘brainwashed’ on climate change? A teacher responds
This guest post is by Luke Sinnick, a teacher of A-level Biology at Greenhead College, Huddersfield. The Global Warming Policy Foundation’s recent report written by Andrew Montford and John Shade is...
View ArticleTo segment or not to segment?
This is a guest post by Donald W. Hine and Aaron Driver, University of New England, Armidale, Australia The challenge of communicating climate change is fraught with challenges, often from unexpected...
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A one way ticket to carbon heaven?
In this blog by Roger Tyers, a PhD student at Southampton University, he asks whether carbon offsets for flights offer a ‘one way ticket to carbon heaven’. The post was originally published by...
View ArticleCommunicating climate change: the view from Sweden
In this guest post based on her recent review paper, Victoria Wibeck (Linköping University) asks why despite widespread concern about climate change, more meaningful action is not forthcoming… The...
View ArticleCOIN’s research informs new climate campaign
How does a national climate change campaign reach beyond the concerned minority to a broader, more diverse sector of the British public? COIN employed its unique methodology of narrative workshops to...
View ArticleDon’t give up on engaging conservatives
This guest post is by Paul Connor, a postgraduate researcher in social psychology at the University of Melbourne. His research is currently focused on climate change communication and pro-environmental...
View ArticleAre kids being ‘brainwashed’ on climate change? A teacher responds
This guest post is by Luke Sinnick, a teacher of A-level Biology at Greenhead College, Huddersfield. The Global Warming Policy Foundation’s recent report written by Andrew Montford and John Shade is...
View ArticleTo segment or not to segment?
This is a guest post by Donald W. Hine and Aaron Driver, University of New England, Armidale, Australia The challenge of communicating climate change is fraught with challenges, often from unexpected...
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A one way ticket to carbon heaven?
In this blog by Roger Tyers, a PhD student at Southampton University, he asks whether carbon offsets for flights offer a ‘one way ticket to carbon heaven’. The post was originally published by...
View ArticleNEW REPORT Science & stories: Bringing the IPCC to life
COIN today releases a report on how the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) can communicate better with the public. We based our study on interviews with 16 key experts from the media...
View ArticleYou say “Global Warming”. I say “Climate Change”- Let’s call the whole thing...
This article originally appeared on the Climate Denial and was excerpted, in part, from George Marshall’s new book, Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change, which...
View ArticleThe language that leaves people behind
This is a guest post by Jeremy Porter, a communications strategist and writer based in New York. He writes regularly at his communications blog where this article first appeared. Jeremy is on Twitter....
View ArticleBring climate change to the front door
Climate change is easily the most confounding ‘collective action’ problem we have ever faced. We must act – collectively – in the best interests of not only today’s global population, but also the...
View Article5 strategies for better climate communication
This is a guest post by Per Espen Stoknes and Sigrid Møyner Hohle. Stoknes is a psychologist and economist, co-leader at Center for Climate Strategies at the Norwegian Business School. This post in...
View ArticleDo you know what they know about climate change?
Today saw the launch of a new climate change communication initiative – the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). Staffed by some familiar faces – including ex-BBC Environment Editor Richard...
View ArticleProtecting communities from flooding
Announcing a new collaboration between COIN and Exeter University After a series of workshops around the UK helping communities affected by the flooding of early 2014 to begin facing the reality of...
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A sense of energy
At the Welsh Government Senedd building in Cardiff Bay, 100s of people – from national politicians to school children – have been taking in the ‘A Sense of Energy’ exhibition, put together by Cardiff...
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For the love of…what exactly?
At the London Climate March last month, there was one message that seemed to dominate all others: the ‘For the Love of…’ campaign, which was out in force with banners, heart-shaped placards, and a wide...
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