CCL Training: Applying Moral Reframing to Climate Policy (BRIDGE Training #3)

About this episode

This episode explores how moral reframing can facilitate respectful and persuasive conversations about climate policy.

Building on Moral Foundations Theory, CCL's BRIDGE Training #3 dives into exploring how moral reframing helps people maintain openness to ideas they might otherwise resist. Practice bridging the “moral empathy gap,” so that conversations around climate policy feel more respectful, persuasive, and relationship-centered, even when people see the world differently. Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & Agenda(2:49) Building on BRIDGE Foundations(5:09) Moral Reframing(12:58) Expanding Climate Messaging & Practicing Listening (18:28) Role Play: County Commissioner(26:06) Group Reflection Activities(32:48) Recent Research & Concluding Thoughts Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE-3-slides BRIDGE Training Page: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE Log Your Attendance: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5yUP000000E90DYAS Share your BRIDGE Story: https://cclusa.org/BRIDGE-story

Topics covered

• Moral Foundations Theory
• Moral Reframing
• Climate Policy
• Empathy
• Communication

Keywords

• BRIDGE Training
• climate messaging
• listening skills
• role play
• group reflection

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