Listening and the Climate Crisis
Researchers have found that simply increasing the frequency of climate-related discussions shifts people’s perceptions of the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming, as well as their own attitudes on the matter. See <https://www.latimes.com/science/environment/talking-about-global-warming-helps-story.html>.
“The more we talk about global warming, the more we might move the needle on public opinion,” the Yale team reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “These findings suggest that climate conversations with friends and family enter people into a pro-climate social feedback loop,” the researchers wrote.
Since we Co-Counselors know how to start conversations and listen, this research shows that we can play an important role in changing people’s opinions about the climate crisis.
Keep listening!
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Reprinted from the RC e-mail discussion list for leaders in the care of the environment
(Present Time 198, January 2020)