Anthropogenic carbon emissions have the potential to trigger changes in climate and
ecosystems that would be catastrophic for the well-being of humans and other species …

The Internet has evolved into a ubiquitous and indispensable digital environment in which
people communicate, seek information, and make decisions. Despite offering various …

Pluralistic ignorance—a shared misperception of how others think or behave—poses a
challenge to collective action on problems like climate change. Using a representative …

The terms “post-truth” and “fake news” have become increasingly prevalent in public
discourse over the last year. This article explores the growing abundance of misinformation …

Social media has played a pivotal role in polarising views on politics, climate change, and
more recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. Social media induced polarisation (SMIP) poses …

Climate change is a major threat to ecosystems and people around the world. 1 Risk
analysts, including the US Department of Defense, rank climate change as one of the most …

Public opinion is shaped in significant part by online content, spread via social media and
curated algorithmically. The current online ecosystem has been designed predominantly to …

It is widely assumed that psychological distance (PD) is a major barrier to climate action:
many people are not motivated to act because they perceive climate change as affecting …

Around the world, most people are aware of the problem of climate change, believe it is
anthropogenic, and feel concerned about its potential consequences. What they think …

Despite the importance of interpersonal public communication about climate change, most
citizens rarely discuss the topic. In two studies, we find that inaccurate perceptions of others' …