Comments on: Is climate change too academic? http://www.climatesock.com/2010/09/is-climate-change-too-academic/ Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:50:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Noise of the Crowd » Blog Archive » Two years of Climate Sock - Interesting things about public opinion http://www.climatesock.com/2010/09/is-climate-change-too-academic/comment-page-1/#comment-19503 Noise of the Crowd » Blog Archive » Two years of Climate Sock - Interesting things about public opinion Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:23:02 +0000 http://www.climatesock.com/?p=393#comment-19503 [...] there’s still work to do to show why climate change is a tangible environmental problem, though connecting with worries about an energy shortage doesn’t seem to be the [...] [...] there’s still work to do to show why climate change is a tangible environmental problem, though connecting with worries about an energy shortage doesn’t seem to be the [...]

]]> By: Shenita Frohberg http://www.climatesock.com/2010/09/is-climate-change-too-academic/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 Shenita Frohberg Mon, 04 Oct 2010 01:33:02 +0000 http://www.climatesock.com/?p=393#comment-1534 You've made some good points there. I did a research about the subject and I want to let you know that I noticed the majority of experts will agree with your post. You’ve made some good points there. I did a research about the subject and I want to let you know that I noticed the majority of experts will agree with your post.

]]> By: leo http://www.climatesock.com/2010/09/is-climate-change-too-academic/comment-page-1/#comment-1529 leo Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:20:39 +0000 http://www.climatesock.com/?p=393#comment-1529 Thanks Martin... Interesting stuff and I think it rings true from what we see in terms of how people are reacting to climate change in relation to more tangible issues. I believe Anthony Giddens tried to claim it as his paradox... Thanks Martin… Interesting stuff and I think it rings true from what we see in terms of how people are reacting to climate change in relation to more tangible issues. I believe Anthony Giddens tried to claim it as his paradox…

]]> By: Martin Greaves http://www.climatesock.com/2010/09/is-climate-change-too-academic/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 Martin Greaves Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:16:49 +0000 http://www.climatesock.com/?p=393#comment-1395 It's a complicated problem indeed - the consequences are distal in both distance and time which makes it difficult to relate to (unlike your can in the river analogy). Apologies if you've seen this already, but the American Psychological Association have published an excellent report on things like attitudes to climate change. One section specifically covers: "Perceptions of global warming and climate change risks, including people’s tendency to discount the likelihood of future and remote events and the role of culture in how people conceive of and respond to risks". It's available free here: http://www.apa.org/science/about/publications/climate-change.aspx It’s a complicated problem indeed – the consequences are distal in both distance and time which makes it difficult to relate to (unlike your can in the river analogy).

Apologies if you’ve seen this already, but the American Psychological Association have published an excellent report on things like attitudes to climate change. One section specifically covers:

“Perceptions of global warming and climate change risks, including people’s tendency to discount the likelihood of future and remote events and the role of culture in how people conceive of and respond to risks”.

It’s available free here: http://www.apa.org/science/about/publications/climate-change.aspx

]]>