Climate Blog

  • Communicating Climate Change in Higher Education

    by Heidi Zamzow, November 13 2018
    Many of us who trained as marine scientists went into our field because we wanted not only to study the ocean, but to protect it — and to inspire others to do so as well. We reasoned that, if we just provided people with information, they would change...

  • Climate Science Sources for the Non-Scientist

    by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MAS, CIG/CIT, September 24 2018
      Living in the Information Age, it is often overwhelming to search for information you need and knowing it is a trustworthy source. This is especially true for climate related science information for communicators to reach broad public audiences....

  • Global Climate Action Summit Recap

    by Allison Arteaga, September 20 2018
    One week ago, leaders from around the world gathered in San Francisco for the Global Climate Action Summit to celebrate efforts to curb fossil fuel emissions and to step up ambitions to meet the targets set forth by the Paris Agreement. Attendees...

  • Of Penguins & Solar Panels

    by Billy Spitzer, August 29 2018
    (Example of an interpretive climate change message using Strategic Framing excerpted from a commencement   speech for the Harvard Extention School Museum Studies Program) Here’s a surprising penguin fact: much like our own communities, African...

  • Museums Mobilizing Climate Action

    by Billy Spitzer, August 06 2018
    (Excerpted from a commencement speech for the Harvard Extention School Museum Studies Program) The Role of Museums In Tackling Climate Change At the New England Aquarium, I spend most of my time working at the intersection of museums and...

  • IPCC Communications Tips for Scientists

    by Allison Arteaga, February 08 2018
    In late January, ahead of the anticipated release of a new IPCC report later this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new handbook for their scientific authors on how to more effectively engage the public and...

  • The Right Message from the Right Messenger

    by Allison Arteaga, December 20 2017
    The National Network for Ocean & Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) has some exciting news for climate change communicators! Those of you who have received training in Strategic Framing® techniques through the network may recall collecting pre-...

  • Lessons from COP23 - The Power Of Community

    by Allison Arteaga, November 22 2017
    Last week, the world’s leading voices on climate change gathered in Bonn, Germany for the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Since last year’s conference in Marrakech, the...

  • The Problem with Solutions & How to Fix It

    April 05 2017
    This is the seventh and final post in a series about framing climate and ocean change. When environmental advocates talk about problems, they sometimes leave out one of the most important parts of the discussion: solutions. This error of...

  • My Community is My Hope #100HopefulDays

    by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MAS, CIG/CIT, February 03 2017
    Today I turn 37 years old. This seems like an impossible number. In my mind, I am a vibrant 21-year-old eager to make the world a better place. I see opportunities to make a positive difference everywhere. I am young, I am empowered, and I am...

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