Making Progress Through Disagreement: Meeting Residents Where They Are on Climate Change

Hayley Elszasz
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Abstract While Americans do not agree about climate change, what to do to overcome this disagreement is a topic of debate. Climate communications researchers warn that messaging must overcome the challenges of communicating scientific information to lay audiences, the uncertainty of scientific predictions, and the massive scale of climate change to be effective at mobilizing a population. Such work focuses on “top-down” communication of what the scientific reality of climate change requires of citizens: how to get them in line with what needs to happen to prevent catastrophic change. In this article, I document how nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and community-based climate organizations (CBOs) make progress on climate action by dialoguing with their constituents and building on preexisting community connections. I argue that, instead of focusing on achieving climate consensus, these organizations rely on narratives around the local experience of environmental disruption to mobilize communities.
通过分歧取得进展:在气候变化问题上与居民会面
虽然美国人在气候变化问题上意见不一,但如何克服这种分歧是一个争论的话题。气候传播科学家警告说,信息传递必须克服向普通受众传播科学信息的挑战、科学预测的不确定性以及气候变化的巨大规模,才能有效地动员大众。这类工作侧重于“自上而下”的沟通,即气候变化的科学现实对公民的要求:如何让他们与防止灾难性变化所需要发生的事情保持一致。在本文中,我记录了非政府组织(ngo)和社区气候组织(cbo)如何通过与其成员对话和建立已有的社区联系,在气候行动方面取得进展。我认为,这些组织不是专注于达成气候共识,而是依靠围绕当地环境破坏经验的叙述来动员社区。
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