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To create serious movement on climate change, we must dispel the myth of indifference

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  • Cynthia McPherson Frantz

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Public underestimation of support for climate change policy is striking. Social science research tells us this is bad news, but also tells us what to do about it. Climate change communication must hammer home the overwhelming support for action.

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  • Cynthia McPherson Frantz, 2022. "To create serious movement on climate change, we must dispel the myth of indifference," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-2, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-32413-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32413-x
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    1. Farrow, Katherine & Grolleau, Gilles & Ibanez, Lisette, 2017. "Social Norms and Pro-environmental Behavior: A Review of the Evidence," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 140(C), pages 1-13.
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