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Category Archives: Commentary
The Debate Over Climate Communication Heats Up
What else, besides fear, might galvanize the nascent climate movement?
A Drumbeat of Tragic Narrative that Turns Audiences Off
The unending bleak news on climate change is not breaking through to the public. What might do it?
What to Make of the Durban Climate Deal?
The recently concluded talks in South Africa yielded an agreement. But to what end? Figuring that out is anybody’s guess.
AGU ‘Other Meeting’ Offers Scientific Grist for Thousands from Around World
Annual AGU fall meeting in San Francisco provides thousands from across the globe scientific insights on what motivates — or should — the on-again/off-again COP talks on an international climate change treaty.
Fighting the Wrong Adversary on Global Warming
Are climate skeptics paid undue attention and given too much credit for their efforts? Or are they merely convenient scapegoats?
Is Democracy Failing the Planet? Or Are We Failing To Be Democratic?
The issue of the suitability — or unsuitability — of democratic systems for tackling issues such as global climate change is not a new one. But does the remedy lie in scrapping democracy, in strengthening democratic practices, or in removing [...]
Can Journalists Better Capture the Nuances of Climate Science?
Deadline reporting on new climate research is fraught with institutional challenges.



