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Why common climate messaging often backfires – and how to fix it
(news.stanford.edu)
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this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2025
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It is really interesting that when people focus on getting their personal lives in order they loose impetus to take community level action like vote. “a single vote in a recent national election in Canada could be more than 20 times as effective as skipping a long flight” brings it into focus.
Even in Australia where voting is compulsory we see the effect in that voting for non climate change issues is an issue.