We challenged students to create short public service announcements that would inspire positive action on climate change. Eleven teams of students put their skills to the test. These are the first and second place videos. Critics’ Choice 2nd place winner, “25 Ways to...
Results for research on: Communications
The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Climate Change and the Arts
Andy Hoffman is cited in story on post-Climate Gathering in Ireland earlier this year. “Among many things, one notion that has emerged for me is the importance of connecting with the Arts: poets, musicians, writers, painters, etc to translate climate change for lay...
Motivating Sustainable Consumer Choices: The Role of Nudges, Values, and Labels
Motivating Sustainable Consumer Choices: The Role of Nudges, Values, and Labels - Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Environment and Behavior Small, everyday changes in people’s behavior can have significant positive environmental impacts. Research...
Mind the Gaps – How Sustainability 2.0 Can Address Critical Issues in Sustainability Management
Every few months it seems we get another report documenting what large global firms are doing with respect to environmental sustainability. A recent entry is Deloitte’s “Towards Zero Impact Growth – Strategies of leading companies in 10 industries.” On the plus side,...
Researchers see a silent majority supporting climate change action as a ‘social issue’
ClimateWire references UCS-Erb report on climate change communication. View the ClimateWire article | View the report (pdf)
The Journalist’s Guide to Rio+
Environmental journalists today have the formidable task of reporting on difficult topics such as climate change, an issue that is uncertain, scientifically and culturally complex, and politically charged. I recently met two who were at the University of Michigan...
A Flawed Global Warming Analysis in the Wall Street Journal
By Stephen Hamburg This blog is cross posted by the Environmental Defense Fund Last week, The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by a few scientists and engineers who believe man-made climate change will have less impact on the environment than the vast...
New paper from John Sterman lauds Erb Director’s newest climate change research
"How to get the message across on climate change.” As the science of climate change gets clearer, the public gets more confused. Are there ways to fix that? Professor Sterman is at MIT Sloan School of Management. "How to get the message across on climate...
Institute Director comments on ideology of climate change in New York Times Sunday Review
Climate change presents numerous ideological challenges to our culture and our beliefs” -- Read Andy Hoffman's comments in this week's New York Times Sunday Review Whatever Happened to Global Warming? - Read the NY Times article
New Working Papers from Andy Hoffman on Climate Change
New Working Paper from Andy Hoffman spurs Climate Change dialogue: "Snubbing Skeptics Threatens to Intensify Climate War, Study Says." "Why Dismissing Climate Skeptics Even When They're Wrong Is a Bad Idea" Tweet