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Climate Stories: enabling and sustaining arts interventions in climate science communication
Ewan Woodley
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Geography, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Stewart Barr
Geography, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Peter Stott
Mathematics, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, UK
Pierrette Thomet
independent artist, UK
Sally Flint
English, Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Fiona Lovell
independent artist, UK
Evelyn O'Malley
Drama, Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Dan Plews
independent artist, UK
Chris Rapley
Earth Sciences, University College London, London, UK
Celia Robbins
Geography, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Rebecca Pearce
Geography, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Rebecca Sandover
Geography, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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Anne F. Van Loon, Imogen Lester-Moseley, Melanie Rohse, Phil Jones, and Rosie Day
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Daniela Riposati, Giuliana D'Addezio, Francesca Di Laura, Valeria Misiti, and Patrizia Battelli
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Graeme J. Marlton and Juliet Robson
Geosci. Commun., 3, 365–379, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-365-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-365-2020, 2020
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Isaac Kerlow, Gabriela Pedreros, and Helena Albert
Geosci. Commun., 3, 343–364, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-343-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-343-2020, 2020
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Tamsin Badcoe, Ophelia Ann George, Lucy Donkin, Shirley Pegna, and John Michael Kendall
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Lee de Mora, Alistair A. Sellar, Andrew Yool, Julien Palmieri, Robin S. Smith, Till Kuhlbrodt, Robert J. Parker, Jeremy Walton, Jeremy C. Blackford, and Colin G. Jones
Geosci. Commun., 3, 263–278, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-263-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-263-2020, 2020
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Sydney A. Lancaster and John W. F. Waldron
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Ana Matias, A. Rita Carrasco, Ana A. Ramos, and Rita Borges
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This paper reports on research insights from a collaboration between UK climate scientists and artist researchers to advocate for a more creative and emotionally attentive approach to climate science engagement and advocacy. The paper highlights innovative ways in which climate change communication can be reimagined through different art forms to enable complex concepts to become knowable, accessible, and engaging to the wider public.
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