The use of emotion in climate change appeals is a hotly debated topic. Warning about the
perils of imminent mass extinction, climate change communicators are often accused of …

What role, if any, do incidental emotions play in people's beliefs about climate change and
support for climate mitigation policies? This question has received surprisingly little …

Substantial research examines the cognitive factors underlying proenviron-mental message
effectiveness. In contrast, this study investigates the role of emotion, fear and hope …

Introduction As emotions are strong predictors of climate policy support, we examined
multiple discrete emotions that people experience in reaction to various types of information …

Climate change is increasingly becoming a challenging issue for policy makers and
societies, but the question is why the public does not pay more attention to this issue …

While communication experts largely recommend avoiding climate change messages that
create negative emotional states, little is known regarding how members of the public use …

Overcoming climate change skepticism and disengagement is a pressing challenge.
Evidence suggests that reactions to climate science and proposed solutions are strongly …

Climate-related anger is present in Greta Thunberg's speeches and the acts of Extinction
Rebellion, but also in the rise of movements protesting climate policies, such as the Yellow …

This study posits the hypothesis that the lack of an individual's engagement in mitigating
climate change might be due to reactance, a motivational psychological state that occurs …

Climate change will have disastrous consequences if left unchecked. Climate change
communication represents a means to encourage conservation behavior and support for …