Evolutions in hegemonic discourses of climate change: An ecomodern enactment of implicatory denial

Article Environmental Sciences

Climate delay discourses present in global mainstream television coverage of the IPCC's 2021 report

James Painter et al.

Summary: Recent research shows that groups opposed to climate change action have shifted their focus from attacking climate science to questioning the policies aimed at addressing it, known as 'response skepticism'. An analysis of 30 news programs on 20 channels in Australia, Brazil, Sweden, UK, and USA, which covered the 2021 IPCC report on the Physical Science, reveals that skepticism about climate change science is still prevalent in 'right-wing' channels, but less common in 'mainstream' channels. The most common forms of response skepticism are concerns about the economic costs and personal sacrifices of taking action. The implications of these findings for future research and climate communication are explored.

COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT (2023)

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Article Psychology, Social

From denial of facts to rationalization and avoidance: Ideology, needs, and gender predict the spectrum of climate denial

Marlis Charlotte Wullenkord

Summary: Climate denial takes various forms, including outright denial of facts, distortion of facts, and denial of the implications of facts. The study found that right-wing ideological conviction, absence of need satisfaction, and male gender are predictors of climate denial.

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES (2022)

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Article Communication

Orchestration of perspectives in televised climate change debates

Soren Beck Nielsen

Summary: This study uses conversation analysis to examine televised climate change panel debates in Denmark and found a shift in focus from debating the existence of global warming to discussing emissions reduction strategies. The study identified two methods employed by interviewers to maintain their neutrality, but also highlighted the polarization between representatives of different interests and ideologies.

DISCOURSE & SOCIETY (2022)

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Article Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Climate Denial Fuels Climate Change Discussions More Than Local Climate-Related Disasters

Miti Shah et al.

Summary: Most scientists see climate change as the biggest threat today, yet surprisingly, discussions about it on social media are rare. A study on Reddit found that discussions on climate change increase significantly for different types of events, with political events having the highest impact. The findings suggest that climate change discussions are more influenced by political controversial positions than local natural disasters.

FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY (2021)

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Article Women's Studies

Dead White men vs. Greta Thunberg: Nationalism, Misogyny, and Climate Change Denial in Swedish far-right Digital Media

Kjell Vowles et al.

Summary: The article examines the hostile reaction of far-right digital media towards Greta Thunberg in 2018-2019, and delves into the motivations behind it. The far right attempted to discredit Thunberg and her movement by using conspiracy theories and historical tropes, in order to protect their usually hidden environmental privileges.

AUSTRALIAN FEMINIST STUDIES (2021)

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Article Environmental Sciences