Given everything that you have learned in GEOG*3020DE, what approach would you take if you were speaking with a friend or relative who is skeptical of the science behind climate change and/or feels so overwhelmed that they choose not to read about or acknowledge it?
Climate and other environmental mitigation and adaptation efforts are plagued by politics, misinformation, and various counter pressures that stall or seek to completely avoid action. While science and socias science are important—especially with respect to generating evidence and understanding that can inform mitigation, adaptation, and other sorts of policies and programs—there are other pieces of … Read more