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Fossil fuels are harming our brains: Identifying key messages about the health effects of air pollution from fossil fuels

A large body of evidence suggests that a transition away from fossil fuels toward a clean energy economy will dramatically improve public health. Experts have long understood that air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels contributes to many serious health problems, like asthma, heart disease and cancer. More recently, research has shown that air…

Understanding and countering misinformation about climate change

ABSTRACT While there is overwhelming scientific agreement on climate change, the public has become polarized over fundamental questions such as human-caused global warming. Communication strategies to reduce polarization rarely address the underlying cause: ideologically-driven misinformation disseminated through outlets such as social and mainstream media. In order to effectively counter online misinformation, we require foundational frameworks…

Turning Climate Misinformation into an Educational Opportunity: Chapter 2

Our Turning Misinformation into Educational Opportunities (TMEO) Teacher Ambassadors have developed and field tested five misconceptions-based climate change lessons. Click here to download chapter two

Increasing Public Awareness and Facilitating Behavior Change: Two Guiding Heuristics

If there is a single aspiration that unifies the professionals who work on the challenges associated with climate change and biodiversity, it is likely their desire to see policy makers, business managers and members of the public make decisions that are better informed by the realities of what we know about how to stabilize the…

Fossil fuels are harming our brains: Identifying key messages about the health effects of air pollution from fossil fuels

Understanding and countering misinformation about climate change

Turning Climate Misinformation into an Educational Opportunity: Chapter 2

Increasing Public Awareness and Facilitating Behavior Change: Two Guiding Heuristics

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