Does communicating the scientific consensus on climate change inspire support for action? In a new meta-analysis of the GBM (n = 12,975) we find that scientific consensus increases support for climate action directly & indirectly across the political spectrum!
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NEW STUDY: Messages about the harms of fossil fuels increase public support for clean energy, with or without a moral emphasis (produced in partnership w/ @UCEngageScience)
Does moralizing messaging about renewable energy increase how durable message effects are? 🚨 Our new paper is now out: Testing the Durability of Persuasion From Moral Appeals About Renewable Energy
A growing literature suggests that framing issues in moral terms can make attitudes more durable. 1/x
Excited about the first publication from my time at @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social! 🎉
Much research on the drivers of climate engagement relies on participants self-reporting their intentions to act - but are people’s intentions reflective of their actual behaviour?
More details in Matt's thread 👇
Critical comms about climate change is increasingly happening on social media. But it is challenging to study climate comms on popular social media platforms, so researchers often rely on survey research. How much do survey responses tell us how things will play out on social media? Thread 🧵
🌟We are thrilled to announce the publication of our Special Issue: From Vulnerability to Vigilance. This issue brings together 11 impactful articles on psychological resilience against misinformation and conspiracy beliefs. advances.in/psychology/1...
Thanks for making this! Could I be added please?
Thanks for making this! Could I be added please?
Do persuasive messages convince more people, or do they convince people to a larger degree?
In our new working paper, we examine this question with 14 experiments, 94 messages tested, and 41,265 participants.
Paper: osf.io/preprints/os...
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Climate #inequality in three sentences:
1️⃣ Inequality in who causes climate change
2️⃣ Inequality in who suffers the worst consequences
3️⃣ Inequality in who influences climate action (or inaction)
Sadly, those who suffer most have done little to cause the problem and have limited power to address it.
