Tag: Communications Techniques

Lessons from COP23 – The Power Of Community

Lessons from COP23 – The Power Of Community Allison Arteaga, November 21 2017 Last week, the world’s leading voices on climate change gathered in Bonn, Germany for the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Since last year’s conference in Marrakech, the political landscape...

Adaptation & Mitigation, Alternative Energy, Business & Technology, Carbon Emissions & Fossil Fuels, Communications Techniques, Energy Efficiency, Interpretation, Productive Public Discourse, public policy, Stakeholder Groups

Metaphors Can Counter Misinformation about Climate Change

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Metaphors Can Counter Misinformation about Climate Change December 02 2016 This is the fifth post in a series about framing ocean and climate change. Our ability to communicate the science of climate change to the public is as important as ever. The outcome of the recent presidential and congressional elections and the state of public discourse...

Climate & Ocean Science, Communications Techniques, Extreme Weather, Interpretation, Ocean Acidification, ocean currents, Social Science Research, Warming

We Need a Sea Change in How We Communicate about Ocean Change. Metaphors Can Help.

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We Need a Sea Change in How We Communicate about Ocean Change. Metaphors Can Help. October 28 2016 This is the fourth post in a series about framing ocean and climate change. We depend on our oceans and must protect them, yet they are often overlooked in public conversations about “climate change.” As a result, most people don’t...

Climate & Ocean Science, Communications Techniques, Ocean Acidification, ocean currents

Angling Toward Solutions in Climate Change Education

Angling Toward Solutions in Climate Change Education John Anderson, September 21 2016 Our global community is confronting a significant opportunity to change. We understand that protecting what matters to our families: our health and security, special places we care about, and living creatures with whom we share this planet (people...

Climate & Ocean Science, Communications Techniques, education, Productive Public Discourse

The Problem with Solutions & How to Fix It

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The Problem with Solutions & How to Fix It April 05 2017 This is the seventh and final post in a series about framing climate and ocean change. When environmental advocates talk about problems, they sometimes leave out one of the most important parts of the discussion: solutions. This error of omission has significant consequences....

Climate & Ocean Science, Communications Techniques, Interpretation, Productive Public Discourse