Representing the majority and not the minority: the importance of the individual in communicating climate change

Illingworth, Sam; Bell, Alice; Capstick, Stuart; Corner, Adam; Forster, Piers; Leigh, Rosie; Loroño Leturiondo, Maria; Muller, Catherine; Richardson, Harriett; Shuckburgh, Emily

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-1-9-2018

Articles | Volume 1, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-1-9-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-1-9-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 1, issue 1

Research article

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10 Oct 2018

Research article |

| 10 Oct 2018

Representing the majority and not the minority: the importance of the individual in communicating climate change

Sam Illingworth, Alice Bell, Stuart Capstick, Adam Corner, Piers Forster, Rosie Leigh, Maria Loroño Leturiondo, Catherine Muller, Harriett Richardson, and Emily Shuckburgh

Data sets

Climate Communication Project: Representing the Majority questionnaire asking participants about their attitudes towards climate change S. Illingworth https://doi.org/10.5285/F156350CFC3245DFA9F6C7252DA5CD08

Short summary

Climate change is real, it is happening now, and it will not be stopped by the sole efforts of scientists. This study shows how poetry and open conversation can be used to develop a dialogue around mitigating climate change with different communities, including faith groups and people living with disabilities. Furthermore, it shows how this dialogue can help us to better understand the opportunities that these communities present in tackling the negative effects of human-made climate change.