Dear Gep-ed colleagues, FYI-- My colleagues in Uppsala have a new article that may interest many of you, given the frequency with which we all encounter climate denialisms.
Counteracting climate denial: A systematic review<Counteracting%20climate%20denial:%20A%20systematic%20review%20Laila%20Mendy%20,%20Mikael%20Karlsson%20and%20Daniel%20Lindvall%20Uppsala%20University,%20Sweden%20Abstract%20Despite%20scientific%20consensus%20on%20climate%20change,%20climate%20denial%20is%20still%20widespread.%20While%20much%20research%20has%20characterised%20climate%20denial,%20comparatively%20fewer%20studies%20have%20systematically%20examined%20how%20to%20counteract%20it.%20This%20review%20fills%20this%20gap%20by%20exploring%20the%20research%20about%20counteracting%20climate%20denial,%20the%20effectiveness%20and%20the%20intentions%20behind%20intervention.%20Through%20a%20systematic%20selection%20and%20analysis%20of%2065%20scientific%20articles,%20this%20review%20finds%20multiple%20intervention%20forms,%20including%20education,%20message%20framing%20and%20inoculation.%20The%20intentions%20of%20intervening%20range%20from%20changing%20understanding%20of%20climate%20science,%20science%20advocacy,%20influencing%20mitigation%20attitudes%20and%20counteracting%20vested%20industry.%20A%20number%20of%20divergent%20findings%20emerge:%20whether%20to%20separate%20science%20from%20policy;%20the%20disputed%20effects%20of%20emotions%20and%20the%20longitudinal%20impacts%20of%20interventions.%20The%20review%20offers%20guiding%20questions%20for%20those%20interested%20in%20counteracting%20denialism,%20the%20answers%20to%20which%20indicate%20particular%20strategies:%20identify%20the%20form%20of%20climate%20denial;%20consider%20the%20purpose%20of%20intervention%20and%20recognise%20one’s%20relationship%20to%20their%20audiences.> Laila Mendy , Mikael Karlsson & Daniel Lindvall ABSTRACT Despite scientific consensus on climate change, climate denial is still widespread. While much research has characterized climate denial, comparatively fewer studies have systematically examined how to counteract it. This review fills this gap by exploring the research about counteracting climate denial, the effectiveness and the intentions behind intervention. Through a systematic selection and analysis of 65 scientific articles, this review finds multiple intervention forms, including education, message framing and inoculation. The intentions of intervening range from changing understanding of climate science, science advocacy, influencing mitigation attitudes and counteracting vested industry. A number of divergent findings emerge: whether to separate science from policy; the disputed effects of emotions and the longitudinal impacts of interventions. The review offers guiding questions for those interested in counteracting denialism, the answers to which indicate particular strategies: identify the form of climate denial; consider the purpose of intervention and recognise one’s relationship to their audiences. Stacy D. VanDeveer Professor of Global Governance & Human Security Dept of Conflict Resolution, Human Security and Global Governance<https://mccormack.umb.edu/academics/crhsgg>, McCormack School of Policy & Global Studies, UMass Boston & 2023-24 Zennström Visiting Professor of Climate Leadership, Dept of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University --Google Scholar Publications List<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=veizRrAAAAAJ&hl=en>--- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/BL1PR01MB77936F3776590BF852FCF7D4F4352%40BL1PR01MB7793.prod.exchangelabs.com.
