January 17th, 2017
YPCCC 2016: Year in Review
As we begin the new year, we wanted to highlight some of our work from 2016 and to talk about the next steps for these projects in 2017. 1. Climate Change in the American Mind Since...
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November 8th, 2016 · Audiences, Beliefs and Attitudes, Climate Impacts, Emotion, International and Media Studies
Reactions to “Before the Flood” in Taiwanese Media and Public Forums
As a visiting fellow affiliated with the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, I had a chance to watch Leonardo DiCaprio’s documentary film Before the Flood a few days before its...
October 31st, 2016 · Climate Impacts, Demographics, Knowledge, Media Studies and Messaging
DiCaprio’s Visual Guide to Climate Change
Leonardo DiCaprio’s anticipated climate change documentary, “Before the Flood” is now available for viewing. The actor and UN Peace Messenger takes viewers on a narrated visual journey around...
October 27th, 2016 · Audiences, Beliefs and Attitudes, Emotion and Messaging
Trust Issues in the Climate Change Debate (And How Culture Can Help)
This blog post was written by Samuel Cheng, a fourth-year Sociology student from the National University of Singapore. Why aren't the bare scientific facts enough? It can be hard to truly...
August 23rd, 2016 · Beliefs and Attitudes, Policy and Politics and Surveys
School’s starting: A majority of Americans say global warming should be taught in the classroom.
This month, millions of American children will start a new school year. As summer comes to a close, many in the country are still affected by heat waves, flooding, and fires. Some of this extreme...
April 21st, 2016 · Beliefs and Attitudes, International and Surveys
Americans Support the Paris Climate Agreement Signing this Earth Day
The Paris Agreement on Climate Change officially opens for signature this Friday, April 22 at a high level ceremony at the U.N. in New York City. Convened by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on...
October 29th, 2015 · International, Knowledge and Weather
Nearly 2 Billion Adults Have Never Heard of Climate Change
A new scientific study reveals for the first time what the world thinks about climate change and why. Using data from the 2007-2008 Gallup World Poll, conducted in 119 countries, we identified the...