PA23B:
We Need to Talk: Learning from Climate Experts Who Have Succeeded in the Media

Session ID#: 2971

Tuesday, 16 December 2014: 1:40 PM-3:40 PM
Salon 13-15 (Marriott Marquis)
Chairs:  Chris Mooney, Climate Desk, Washington, DC, United States and Liz Neeley, COMPASS Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Primary Convener:  Chris Mooney, Climate Desk, Washington, DC, United States
Co-conveners:  Chris Mooney, Climate Desk, Washington, DC, United States and Liz Neeley, COMPASS Seattle, Science Outreach, Seattle, WA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Chris Mooney, Climate Desk, Washington, DC, United States
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • ED - Education
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Index Terms:

1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]
Virtual Option?: No

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Introductory Remarks
PA23B-01
Fighting a Headwind: Communicating the Science of Climate Change in a Hostile Environment (Invited) (2632)
Michael E Mann, Penn State University, University Park, United States
PA23B-02
Effectively Responding to Public Scrutiny When Communicating Climate Science. (10404)
Aaron Huertas, Union of Concerned Scientists Washington DC, Communications, Washington, DC, United States and Michael Halpern, Union of Concerned Scientists Washington DC, Center for Science and Democracy, Washington, DC, United States
PA23B-03
Talking Climate Science in a Changing Media Landscape (Invited) (2633)
Heidi M Cullen, Schmidt Sciences, New York, United States
PA23B-04
How to maximize science communication efficacy by combining old and new media (2476)
Dana A Nuccitelli, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States; Skeptical Science, Brisbane, Australia and John Cook, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
PA23B-05
Glacier Research Digital Science Communication Evolution 1996-2014 (6786)
Mauri S Pelto, Nichols College, Dudley, MA, United States
PA23B-06
Story telling and social action: engaging young people to act on climate change (31439)
Eugene Cordero, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, United States
PA23B-07
Sometimes You Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows: The 25-Year Weather Underground Experience (Invited) (17490)
Jeff Masters, The Weather Underground, Highland, MI, United States
PA23B-08
Talking Climate: Why Facts are Not Enough (Invited) (2602)
Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University, Climate Center, Lubbock, TX, United States
Discussion
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