The majority of Canadians are increasingly concerned about climate change and are willing to engage in a conversation about the transition away from fossil fuels.  At the same time, the public is still not clear about the major causes of climate change, the threats or the path forward. Demand for climate action is high, but...

Stories activate the core values and emotions that drive our beliefs. They help us make sense of facts, and ultimately guide how we understand and relate to the world around us. As Nobel prize winner Daniel Kahneman says, “The confidence individuals have in their beliefs depends mostly on the quality of the story they can...

Across the American southeast, people have a growing affinity for renewable energy and solar in particular. On the right side of the political spectrum, it taps values around free market competition and property rights; on the left, it taps concerns around climate change and energy equity. But as polling shows the public is for expanding...

If Americans broadly support energy efficiency, why are related policies and programs lagging behind current attitudes? Recent research indicates it is ranked a lower priority compared to solar, wind, natural gas and more. This tip sheet summarizes current beliefs, challenges and framing considerations around advancing energy efficiency efforts across the United States.    

Watch Climate Access director Cara Pike at the Fall 2013 Social Venture Network conference in conversation with Mike Tidwell (Chesapeake Climate Action Network), Jacqui Patterson (NAACP) and Jessy Tolkan (Campaign for Global Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Initiative) about climate solutions and how the transition to clean energy and resilient communities is already underway. Watch live streaming...

The pilot episode of the Communicating Change webcast series features an interview with Ed Maibach, director of George Mason's Center for Climate Change Communication and co-chair of the Engagement & Communication Working Group of the National Climate Assessment Development and Advisory Committee, about communicating climate impacts.