What can work in climatic campaigns : review of information-based and framing approaches

URBAN, Jan, Tomáš CHABADA and Jan SKALÍK. What can work in climatic campaigns : review of information-based and framing approaches. Envigogika. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 2018, vol. 13, No 2, p. 1-16. ISSN 1802-3061. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.14712/18023061.563.

Basic information

• Original name: What can work in climatic campaigns : review of information-based and framing approaches
• Authors: URBAN, Jan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Tomáš CHABADA (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution) and Jan SKALÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Envigogika, Praha, Univerzita Karlova, 2018, 1802-3061.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50900 5.9 Other social sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: článek
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/18:00101872
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/18023061.563
• Keywords in English: attitudes to climate change; framing interventions; information-based interventions; mitigation behavior
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: Reviewed

Abstract

This paper reviews two approaches, which may be useful in climatic campaigns: provision ofinformation and framing of information about aspects of global climate change. Both of these approaches can be easily implemented in climatic campaigns aiming at the general public. Our review has revealed that information about impacts of global climate change is likely to make climatic beliefs, attitude and behavior more positive. Likewise, approaches that use negative benefit framing (i.e., informing about losses that can be avoided through climatic action) are likely to produce positive change in beliefs, attitude and behavior. On the other hand, there is some uncertainty in other approaches (e.g., provision of information about solutions to GCC, consensus framing) as to their effects, probably owing to yet unknown mediators and moderators. Still otherapproaches seem promising (e.g., use of mechanistic information) but they await further empirical corroboration.

Links

• TD03000282, research and development project: Name: Nástroje pro hodnocení dopadu kampaní zaměřených na snížení individuálních emisí skleníkových plynů (Acronym: EVACO2)

Investor: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic