Communicating About Climate
Climate change topics are often challenging and sometimes polarizing. But with great challenge comes tremendous opportunity. Opportunities to engage with our communities in fruitful discussions that educate, shift mindsets, provide hope, and promote climate resilient actions for the future. Below are some climate communication resources we've compiled to help promote these discussions and innovative ideas.
COMMUNICATING ABOUT CLIMATE RESOURCES
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Fall 2023 (Report Executive Summary from Jan 11, 2024)
Climate Change Opinion Maps
Why We Should Care About Climate Change
Climate Explained: Introductory Essays About Climate Change Topics
Teaching About Climate
Climate Education in the U.S.: Where It Stands, and Why It Matters from Columbia Climate School
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO at COP28: Making education the long-term solution to the climate crisis
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-cop28-making-education-long-term-solution-climate-crisis
“We see that education has clearly been a victim of the climate crisis. But we cannot forget that it is also an essential part of the solution.” - Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education
How We Know What We Know: Advancing climate change education
https://climatechange.stanford.edu/news/how-we-know-what-we-know-advancing-climate-change-education
Climate & Mental Health
THE MENTAL & EMOTIONAL DIMENTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE / CC EDUCATION–
To Teach Students about Climate Change, ‘Just the Facts’ Isn’t Enough_ Scientific American
We also need to talk about emotions and discuss pathways to actionhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-teach-students-about-climate-change-lsquo-just-the-facts-rsquo-isn-rsquo-t-enough/
Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Fall 2023_ Yale Climate Communication https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/about/projects/climate-change-in-the-american-mind/
Climate Mental Health Activity Guide from CLEAN (Committed to Climate & Energy Education) https://cleanet.org/clean/literacy/tools/empowerment/climate_mental_health_activityguide.html
