Oregon Sea Grant Podcast
Communicating Climate Change

Episode 2: Dr. Susanne Moser

Contents:

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Time Topic
1:12 Moser’s professional background
2:53 The “information deficit” myth
5:15  Lowering barriers to behavior change
7:15 Increasing the motivation through positive stories
12:00 Why should communicators be familiar with social science research?
15:01 Toward a social tipping point on climate
17:25 Individualism and collective action
18:30 Lowering barriers: the city bus example
20:11 The idea of social resilience
20:45 Renewal, heroes and heroines
22:00 How ready are we for the journey ahead?
23:10 Is the developed world going to escape the worst climate effects?
25:26 [end]

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