Effective Climate Communication: Turning Eco-Anxiety into Eco-Action

Denisova, A. 2025. Effective Climate Communication: Turning Eco-Anxiety into Eco-Action. London Palgrave Macmillan.

Title Effective Climate Communication: Turning Eco-Anxiety into Eco-Action
AuthorsDenisova, A.
Abstract

This book explores the urgent challenges of communicating climate change in the media. While many books have been written about climate change, this book goes to the very heart of what makes humans care about stories enough to act. In a direct and sympathetic approach, Denisova tackles problems of greenwashing, news narratives, colonial framings and more. Taking climate anxiety as a starting point, the author positions herself with empathy and asks the question: ‘what slows down citizen action?’ This fresh perspective acknowledges the pressing challenge of public disengagement and the anxiety people feel when faced with increasingly bleak headlines as the climate crisis intensifies. There is a surprising challenge to apocalyptic storytelling and a hero’s narrative, which Denisova argues are counter-productive, while solutions are provided for media storytellers. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to ease climate-related anxiety and foster a deeper sense of empowerment in their audience.

Keywordsclimate change
environmental messaging
climate crisis
climate anxiety
behavioural change
Year2025
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Publication dates
Published14 Feb 2025
Place of publicationLondon
ISBN9783031673405
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67340-5
Web address (URL)https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-67340-5#bibliographic-information

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