What we think about when we try not to think about global warming : toward a new psychology of climate action

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What we think about when we try not to think about global warming : toward a new psychology of climate action

Title remainder

toward a new psychology of climate action

Statement of responsibility

Per Espen Stoknes ; foreword by Jorgen Randers

Creator

• Stoknes, Per Espen

Subject

• Climatic changes -- Psychological aspects
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies
• Environmental psychology
• PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology
• PSYCHOLOGY / General
• Global warming
• Environmental policy

Language

eng

Summary

Today, about 98 percent of scientists affirm that climate change is human made, and about 2 percent still question it. Despite that overwhelming majority, though, about half the population of rich countries, like ours, choose to believe the 2 percent. And, paradoxically, this large camp of deniers grows even larger as more and more alarming proof of climate change has cropped up over the last decades. This disconnect has both climate scientists and activists scratching their heads, growing anxious, and responding, usually, by repeating more facts to "win" the argument. But, the more climate facts pile up, the greater the resistance to them grows, and the harder it becomes to enact measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare communities for the inevitable change ahead. Is humanity up to the task? It is a catch-22 that starts, says psychologist and climate expert Per Espen Stoknes, from an inadequate understanding of the way most humans think, act, and live in the world around them. With dozens of examples, he shows how to retell the story of climate change and apply communication strategies more fit for the task.--Publisher's description

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

155.9/15

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

BF353.5.C55

LC item number

S76 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

handbooks