Since anthropogenic climate change first emerged on the public agenda in the mid‐to‐late
1980s, public communication of climate change and—more recently—the question of how to …

Research has shown that the media are the main source of information and the main factor
shaping people's awareness and concern in relation to climate change and therefore have …

People's attitudes toward climate change differ, and these differences may correspond to
distinct patterns of media use and information seeking. However, studies extending …

This study proposes and tests a model of serial mediation based on the norm activation
model and value-belief-norm theory. It argues that beliefs about climate change are related …

Negative climate change imagery is often criticised on the grounds that it provokes and
promotes disempowering responses and psychological distancing. We investigated …

In the discussion on how to meet the challenges of climate change the important role of
news reporting is often emphasized; the media are considered to have significant influence …

Climate change is one of the most important global challenges in the twenty-first century,
given that a changing climate is likely to have negative and potentially irreversible …

This article offers a review of research and policy on climate change in Portugal and is
organized into three main themes: scientific knowledge and assessment of climate change; …

Scientific information about the global climate and its development is both complex and
uncertain. For laypersons, mass media and the Internet constitute the main sources of …

This paper explores social representations of climate change, investigating how climate
change is discussed by Swedish laypeople interacting in focus group interviews. The …