A nationally representative survey of approximately 12,000 adults and 1,000 of their children (conducted in association with Porter Novelli) to assess if beliefs about climate change as a threat, and beliefs about climate change being solvable, influence people’s actions regarding energy use and conservation.
A nationally representative survey of local public health department directors to determine if these important community officials view climate change as a threat to the public’s health, and if so, what they are doing about it.
Analysis of a large nationally representative survey of children to determine their interest in taking actions to address global warming.
(2) What are the most effective ways of reaching various audiences with climate change information of value to them? Examples of this research include:
(3) What information is worth knowing, and how can it be most effectively presented? Examples of this research include:
(4) What is currently being conveyed about climate change in the media, and what is its impact on viewers? Examples of this research include:
Public Attitudes about Climate Change. April 8, 2008
A workshop for climate change public opinion researchers co-hosted with National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, NASA, and the Climate Solutions Project, to identify ways of improving and advancing public opinion research on climate change.
Focus the Nation. January 29, 2008
A day-long “teach in” about climate change, hosted with other Mason organizations, intended to engage members of the Mason community in understanding and taking action on climate change.
The Public Health Response to Climate Change: Effective Health Communication and Marketing. January 8-9, 2008. A planning workshop, co-hosted with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to identify strategies for communicating the serious public health consequences of climate change.
Our faculty serve or have recently served as advisors to the following organizations:
Our faculty is currently guest editing special issues on climate change communication for the following journals: