Center for Research on Environmental Decisions

09/01/2015

Thanks to More Magazine for featuring Elke Weber as a Brain Changer!

http://www.more.com/news/politics-opinion/climate-avenger-elke-weber-brain-changer

Exploring how we think about—and react to—a changing climate

08/24/2015

CRED's Elke Weber and the Wilson Center's Ruth Greenspan Bell are working with the U.S. Navy's Task Force Energy to apply insights from social science to "nudge" more energy efficient behavior. Learn more here!

https://medium.com/nexus-media/forget-about-saving-energy-this-is-about-saving-lives-a7be98d0f1b5

How energy efficiency is making the Navy a leaner, meaner fighting machine.

08/14/2015

Did you know that climate scientists often have huge carbon footprints and that this significantly diminishes their credibility?

CRED's Elke Weber talks with Climate Nexus about the new research!

https://medium.com/nexus-media/for-climate-scientists-there-is-no-flying-under-the-radar-9c3bf767e8c

Scientists burn huge sums of CO2 while searching for answers to climate change. This hurts their credibility with the pu…

08/12/2015

CRED researchers are part of a new research network housed at University of Minnesota that seeks to build better cities for the future! Learn more about this exciting interdisciplinary network at the link below.

http://discover.umn.edu/news/environment/university-minnesota-researchers-lead-12m-research-network-build-sustainable

SRN May _cropped 2.jpg Environment Vision + Leadership Politics + Governance University of Minnesota Researcher to lead a $12M research network to build sustainable, healthy, and livable cities August 11, 2015 The University of Minnesota has received a $12 million dollar award from the National Sci…

08/11/2015

In a new video for Climate Nexus, CRED's Ben Orlove talks about the impacts of climate change on glacier communities and asks “What do you do when there’s just this distressing loss of your homelands?”

https://medium.com/nexus-media/this-is-what-it-feels-like-to-watch-a-glacier-vanish-cc6a2ddc3e86

When the ice melts, locals experience the loss of their home.

07/27/2015

Thanks to Dave Funkhouser of The Earth Institute for this great summary of new CRED research by Tien Ming Lee, Ezra Markowitz, and the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication!

Climate What the World Thinks of Climate Change by David Funkhouser|July 27, 2015 Comments We know that climate change can generate great debate in the United States. But what about the rest of the world? Using data collected by the Gallup World Poll in 2007 and 2008, researchers at Columbia and Yal…

07/27/2015

Do you know how countries around the world view ? A new Paper by former CRED postdocs Tien Ming Lee and Ezra Markowitz, along with Yale Project on Climate Change Communicationin Nature Climate Change explores predictors of public climate change awareness and risk perception around the world.

The results show that understanding the anthropogenic cause of climate change is the strongest predictor of climate change risk perceptions, particularly in Latin America and Europe, whereas perception of local temperature change is the strongest predictor in many African and Asian countries.

However, other key factors associated with public awareness and risk perceptions highlight the need to develop tailored climate communication strategies for individual nations. The results suggest that improving basic education, climate literacy, and public understanding of the local dimensions of climate change are vital to public engagement and support for climate action.

http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate2728.html

A survey of 119 countries shows that education is the strongest predictor of climate change awareness around the world. The results suggest that improving understanding of local impacts is vital for public engagement.

07/23/2015

The Diplomat Magazine interviewed CRED's Dr. Benjamin Orlove about the repercussions of in Central Asia.

"In Central Asia, the topic of climate change is rarely discussed in local political circles. Yet scientists have warned about the future for the Eurasian continent. The Diplomat recently sat down with Columbia University’s Benjamin Orlove to discuss the impact of climate change in Central Asia."

http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/interview-climate-change-in-central-asia/

Columbia University’s Benjamin Orlove on the repercussions of climate change in Central Asia.

07/17/2015

CRED's Ben Orlove was in Kyrgyzstan working with local leaders. Watch the dubbed video to find out more about Ben's work on in this fascinating country. Let us know if you can translate Cyrillic characters! GlacierHub

http://www.azattyk.org/content/interview-with-benjamine-orlove/27117962.html

Кыргызстан Борбор Азияда суу ресурстары менен лидер боло алабы? Кен казуудан жабыркаган экологияны кантип оңдосо болот?

07/16/2015

Have you ever struggled with the communication of uncertainty? Are you frustrated by people using uncertainty – inherent in any area of complex science – as a justification for delaying policy responses? The new handbook from COIN Climate Outreach & Information Network consists of 12 easy principles for smarter communication about climate change uncertainty.

http://www.climateoutreach.org.uk/portfolio-item/uncertainty-handbook/

Have you ever struggled with the communication of climate change uncertainties? Are you frustrated by climate sceptics using uncertainty – inherent in any area of complex science – as a justification for delaying policy responses? Then our new handbook (a collaboration between Dr Adam Corner, Profes…

07/15/2015

It’s possible to hack our decision making processes for the better! Learn more in this video and a new working paper, “Aiding Decision Making to Reduce the Impacts of " from Elke Weber and The Wharton School's Howard Kunreuther.

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-key-to-making-smarter-long-term-decisions/a

If we were rational, we would make choices based on long-term goals, not short-term desires. But that’s not always the case. New research by Wharton’s Howard Kunreuther suggests ways to change our decision-making processes for the better.

07/14/2015

Former CRED postdoc and CRED researcher Nicole Peterson accepted a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship to work with the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering. Congrats Nicole and best of luck!