Warren Pearce|Brian Brown|Brigitte Nerlich|Nelya Koteyko
Communicating climate change: conduits, content, and consensus
University of Nottingham|De Montfort University|University of Nottingham|Queen Mary University of London
climate change subject increasing efforts scientists understand causes implications growing interest policymakers international bodies variety nongovernment organizations attracted varied amounts attention traditional increasingly online media developments aligned shifts nature climate change communication changes researchers study variety actors try influence article situates theory practice climate change communication within developments taken place since first reviewed field 2009 include rise new social media conduits communication research practice aimed fine tuning communication content rise prominence scientific consensus part content focus particular continuing tensions focus part communicators inform public dialogic strategies public engagement also consider tension efforts promote consensus certainty climate science approaches attempt engage uncertainty fully explore lessons learnt climate communication since 2009 highlighting field remains haunted deficit model science communication finally point fruitful future directions climate change communication including participatory models acknowledge rather ignore residual uncertainties climate science order stimulate debate deliberation wires clim change 2015 6613626 doi 101002wcc366 article categorized perceptions behavior communication climate change gt communication