Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Blog · July 2, 2019

Job opening for Partnerships Director

The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) invites applications for the position of Partnerships Director. Based at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, we conduct scientific...

In the News · May 17, 2019

Two-fifths of Americans say climate change will influence their vote in 2020 ele...

In the News · May 13, 2019

What America’s swing voters think about climate change and energy

In the News · March 5, 2019

Analyst says GOP, Dems are most divided on climate change

Publications · Climate Note · Feb 12, 2019

Americans are Increasingly “Alarmed” About Global Warming

Beliefs & Attitudes and Audiences

Six in ten Americans are now either "Alarmed" or "Concerned" about global warming. From 2013 to 2018, the proportion of “Alarmed” more than doubled. Our prior research has categorized Americans into six groups...

Publications · Climate Note · Jan 9, 2019

Who is changing their mind about global warming and why?

Beliefs & Attitudes

As of March 2018, the majority of Americans (73%) believe that global warming is happening, and over half of registered voters (59%) believe that humans are the primary cause (Leiserowitz et al., 2018). These numbers...

In the News · December 22, 2018

Candid Conversation: Connecting with Global Warming’s Six Americas

Publications · Climate Note · Oct 18, 2018

Even Americans highly concerned about climate change dramatically underestimate ...

Beliefs & Attitudes and Messaging

In September, on a stage with a panel of fellow climate experts, NASA atmospheric scientist Kate Marvel said “We are more sure that greenhouse gas is causing climate change than we are that smoking causes...

Pages · October 12, 2018

Tools & Interactives

Our Projects · October 1, 2018

Global Warming’s Six Americas

Audiences

Artwork by Michael Sloan One of the first rules of effective communication is to “know thy audience.” Climate change public engagement efforts must start with the fundamental recognition that people are...