Communicating Climate Change Risk: A Content Analysis of IPCC’s Summary for Policymakers

Communicating Climate Change Risk: A Content Analysis of IPCC’s Summary for Policymakers

This study investigated the effectiveness of climate change risk communication in terms of its theoretical potential to stimulate recipients’ awareness and behavioral change. We selected the summary for policy makers (SPM) of the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report in...

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Main Authors: P. Marijn Poortvliet, Meredith T. Niles, Jeroen A. Veraart, Saskia E. Werners, Fiona C. Korporaal, Bob C. Mulder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
climate change
risk communication
psychological distance
threat appraisal
efficacy
global warming
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/12/4861

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