Climate Emergency

12 Aug 22

When the audience loses trust…

Before trying to understand what ‘not’ to communicate on climate change, it is important to know what the audience ‘believes’ in. Climate change or otherwise, if the audience becomes skeptical of the messaging received, then there’s ‘trouble ahead’ for the communicator. Edelman Trust Barometer 2022 found that “almost two-thirds of people are inclined to distrust […]

12 Jul 22

Into the zone

Climate change news do not garner the attention of a breaking news headline. News about climate often runs like a slow train while other news headlines speedily pass by as if a bullet train. A major concern is that climate change is too large a phenomenon for the average person to grasp clearly (while also […]

27 Jun 22

Messaging on a clear and present danger

Messaging on a clear and present danger “The climate emergency is the biggest crisis we face as a society. The consequences of not meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement — the global framework to mitigate the most dangerous impacts of climate change — are projected to be devastating.” – Edelman Given the vast scale […]

20 Jun 22

Crises are Today’s norm

Thought Leads-Climate Crisis Series: Part 1 “Crisis is an event that brings, or has the potential for bringing, an organization into disrepute and imperils its future profitability, growth, and, possibly, its very survival” (Lerbinger, 1997). Crises spring up in a multitude of ways. They are diverse, each with its own nature that cannot be explained […]