How we developed sign language for ten of the trickiest climate terms

Rather than literally translating English words, experts have focused on visually representing the underlying concepts for these terms.

Audrey Cameron, Chancellor's Fellow, Science Education and BSL, University of Edinburgh • conversation
Nov. 11, 2024 ~9 min

Three ways for schools to make climate education inclusive for all children

Researchers have identified three ways that schools can address inequalities to reach and connect with all children to deliver quality climate and sustainability education.

Nicola Walshe, Professor of Education, UCL • conversation
Oct. 30, 2024 ~7 min


How language barriers influence global climate literacy

More than three quarters of the world’s population do not speak the language in which the science about climate change is disseminated globally.

Mario Saraceni, Associate Professor in English Language and Linguistics, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Oct. 29, 2024 ~6 min

Video games like Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley can inspire players to look after nature

In Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, restoring harmony with nature against exploitative forces is key to the game’s narrative.

Lucas Friche, PhD Candidate, Communication Studies, Université de Lorraine • conversation
March 26, 2024 ~6 min

Five fiction books to inspire climate action

Climate stories that focus on solutions are more likely to inspire positive environmental action.

Denise Baden, Professor of Sustainable Practice, University of Southampton • conversation
March 6, 2024 ~6 min

Jo Brand translated my science. I’m certain that comedy can connect people to climate change

Climate scientist Mark Maslin pairs up with comedian Jo Brand to explain the urgency of the climate crisis. Together, they find that humour cuts through in ways that plain facts just can’t.

Mark Maslin, Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL • conversation
Feb. 19, 2024 ~7 min

Extreme weather events are exactly the time to talk about climate change – here's why

Three tips from climate communication research on how to talk about climate change during extreme weather events.

Josh Ettinger, Doctoral researcher, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford • conversation
July 27, 2023 ~7 min

Climate change first 'went viral' exactly 70 years ago

In May 1953, scientist Gilbert Plass made some extraordinarily prescient comments.

Marc Hudson, Visiting Fellow, Science Policy, University of Sussex • conversation
May 12, 2023 ~7 min


How to talk to your family and friends about the new IPCC report – five tips from climate change communication research

Raising such a depressing topic can feel awkward. Speaking up about climate change therefore takes courage.

Josh Ettinger, Doctoral Candidate, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford • conversation
March 22, 2023 ~7 min

Don’t Look Up shows bashing people over the head with facts does not work

Will Don’t Look Up wake people up? Here’s what the research on climate communication says.

Josh Ettinger, Doctoral Candidate, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 6, 2022 ~7 min

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