How to Talk About Climate Change Without Losing People - Dr Rebecca Huntley and Prof. Leslie Hughes
About this episode
The episode discusses how to effectively communicate about climate change, particularly in rural Australia, with insights from experts in social research and climate science.
Climate change can be one of those topics that people either avoid, argue about, or feel completely overwhelmed by. Meanwhile, climate policy is often a political football. So how do we have better conversations about it, especially in rural and regional Australia, where the impacts are often felt first and hardest? And why is it still considered by some to be a ‘leftie inner city issue?” We’re joined by two brilliant minds: Social researcher Dr Rebecca Huntley and climate scientist,&nb...
People in this episode
Hosts: Kirsten Diprose, Jackie Elliott
Guests: Dr Rebecca Huntley, Prof. Leslie Hughes
Topics covered
- climate change
- communication
- rural issues
- climate policy
- social research
Keywords
- climate change
- communication
- policy
- rural Australia
- social research
- climate science
Mentioned in this episode
Places: rural and regional Australia
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