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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.12.008
	Tools for a new climate conversation: A mixed-methods study of language for public engagement across the political spectrum
	Whitmarsh L.; Corner A.
发表日期	2017
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	42
英文摘要	Political orientation and ideology are amongst the most significant influences on climate change attitudes and responses. Specifically, those with right-of-centre political views are typically less concerned and more sceptical about climate change. A significant challenge remains to move beyond this ideological impasse and achieve a more open and constructive debate across the political spectrum. This paper reports on novel mixed-methods research in the UK to develop and test a series of ‘narratives’ to better engage citizens with centre-right political views. Qualitative work in Study 1 revealed two particularly promising narratives. The first focused on the idea that saving energy is predicated on the ‘conservative’ principle of avoiding waste; the second focused on the advantages of ‘Great British Energy’ (based on patriotic support for domestic low-carbon technologies). An online experiment in Study 2 with a representative UK sample compared these narratives with a more typically left-of-centre narrative focused on the concept of ‘climate justice’ with a representative sample of the UK public. Results indicate that the first two narratives elicited broad agreement and reduced scepticism amongst centre-right participants, while the ‘climate justice’ narrative (which reflects a common environmental message framing) polarised audiences along political lines. This research offers clear implications for how climate change communicators can move beyond preaching to the converted and initiate constructive dialogue about climate change with traditionally disengaged audiences. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Climate change attitudes; Communication; Ideology; Narratives; Political orientation; skepticism
学科领域	climate change; environmental justice; numerical method; perception; political ideology; political organization; public attitude; risk perception; United Kingdom
语种	英语
scopus关键词	climate change; environmental justice; numerical method; perception; political ideology; political organization; public attitude; risk perception; United Kingdom
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117279
作者单位	School of Psychology, Cardiff University, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom; Climate Outreach, 106-108 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1JE, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Whitmarsh L.,Corner A.. Tools for a new climate conversation: A mixed-methods study of language for public engagement across the political spectrum[J],2017,42.
APA	Whitmarsh L.,&Corner A..(2017).Tools for a new climate conversation: A mixed-methods study of language for public engagement across the political spectrum.Global Environmental Change,42.
MLA	Whitmarsh L.,et al."Tools for a new climate conversation: A mixed-methods study of language for public engagement across the political spectrum".Global Environmental Change 42(2017).