scholarly journals Big Changes Start With Small Talk: Twitter and Climate Change in Times of Coronavirus Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Gaytan Camarillo ◽  
Eamonn Ferguson ◽  
Vanja Ljevar ◽  
Alexa Spence
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Latent Dirichlet Allocation ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Machine Learning Techniques ◽  
Environmental Implications ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Over Time

Behavioural scientists have been studying public perceptions to understand how and why people behave the way they do towards climate change. In recent times, enormous changes to behaviour and people’s interactions have been brought about by the worldwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, unexpectedly and indefinitely; some of which have environmental implications (e.g., travelling less). An innovative way to analyse public perceptions and behaviour is with the use of social media to understand the discourse around climate change. This paper focuses on assessing changes in social media discourse around actions for climate change mitigation over time during the global pandemic. Twitter data were collected at three different points during the pandemic: February (time 1), June (time 2), and October 2020 (time 3). By using machine learning techniques, including recurrent neural networks (RNN) and unsupervised learning Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modelling, we identified tweets mentioning actions to mitigate climate change. The findings identified topics related to “government actions,” “environmental behaviours,” “sustainable production,” and “awareness,” among others. We found an increase in tweets identified as “action tweets” relating to climate change for time 2 and time 3 compared with time 1. In addition, we found that the topic of energy seemed to be of relevance within the public’s perceptions of actions for climate change mitigation; this did not seem to change over time. We found that the topic of “government actions” was present across all time points and may have been influenced by political events at time 1, and by COVID-19 discourse at times 2 and 3. Moreover, topic changes over time within Twitter indicated a pattern that may have reflected restrictions on mobility as these tended to focus on individual and private sphere behaviours rather than group and public sphere behaviours. Changes in topic patterns may also reflect an increase in salience of certain behaviours (e.g., shopping), which may have received increased attention due to lockdown restrictions. Considering restrictions and adaptability challenges people face in times of a global pandemic may help to identify how to support sustainable behaviour change and the likely persistence of these changes.

scholarly journals Up with ecology, down with economy? The consolidation of the idea of climate change mitigation in the global public sphere

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 587-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuomas Ylä-Anttila ◽  
Juho Vesa ◽  
Veikko Eranti ◽  
Anna Kukkonen ◽  
Tomi Lehtimäki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Economic Evaluations ◽  
Business Elites ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Over Time

Building on theories of valuation and evaluation, we develop an analytical framework that outlines six elements of the process of consolidation of an idea in the public sphere. We then use the framework to analyse the process of consolidation of the idea of climate change mitigation between 1997 and 2013, focusing on the interplay between ecological and economic evaluations. Our content analysis of 1274 articles in leading newspapers in five countries around the globe shows that (1) ecological arguments increase over time, (2) economic arguments decrease over time, (3) the visibility of environmental nongovernmental organizations as carriers of ecological ideas increases over time, (4) the visibility of business actors correspondingly decreases, (5) ecological ideas are increasingly adopted by political and business elites and (6) a compromise emerges between ecological and economic evaluations, in the form of the argument that climate change mitigation boosts, rather than hinders economic growth.

scholarly journals Result-oriented Agri-Environmental Climate Schemes as a means of promoting climate change mitigation in olive growing

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Colombo ◽  
Beatriz Rocamora-Montiel
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Environmental Implications ◽  
Mitigation Potential ◽  
Hybrid Governance ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Oriented Approach

The climate change mitigation potential of olive farming has been widely acknowledged. It has particular relevance in regions such as Andalusia (southern Spain) where olive growing is a key land use activity with significant social, economic and environmental implications. This potential of olive farming, however, is not adequately embodied in current Agri-Environmental Climate Schemes (AECS), which often fail to deliver the expected outcomes. The present article proposes an alternative strategy based on a result-oriented approach to AECS for enhancing soil carbon sequestration in Andalusian olive growing. After reviewing the current legal and institutional situation which forbids the wide application of result-oriented agri-environmental schemes, we suggest the use of alternative territorial governance arrangements, such as hybrid governance structures (HGS), as a framework to support the implementation of a result-oriented approach in the specific case of olive growing. Results indicate that the application of HGS can provide valuable benefits in terms of soil carbon storage. The information provided may be useful in the proposed new legislative framework, at both European and regional level, to promote more sustainable farming systems.

scholarly journals CLIMATE LITERACY AWARENESS AMONG PRESERVICE TEACHERS IN MALAYSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-101
Author(s):  
Nasir Nayan ◽  
Hanifah Mahat ◽  
Mohmadisa Hashim ◽  
Yazid Saleh ◽  
Saiyidatina Balkhis Norkhaidi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Climate Literacy ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Over Time

Climate change and global warming are the primary issues often debated when environmental issues are discussed nowadays. Among the efforts made to raise awareness concerning mitigation and adaptation to climate change is climate literacy acquired from the educational medium. Therefore, this article seeks to identify the level of awareness on climate literacy among preservice teachers in Malaysia. This study involved 500 final-year students from nine faculties at Sultan Idris Education University using the stratified sampling method. A questionnaire instrument was used to get feedback, containing four study variables, namely the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and practices of climate change mitigation and adaptation. The findings showed that the knowledge of and attitudes towards climate change mitigation and adaptation variables were at high levels, while the skills and practices of climate change mitigation and adaptation variables were at moderate levels. Thus, this indicates that students’ knowledge of and attitudes towards climate change mitigation and adaptation were good and satisfactory, but not the skills and practices of climate change mitigation and adaptation, which were still moderate and could be improved over time. The findings and issues that have been studied can be used as a reference and guide for universities, educators and ministries in improving students’ climate literacy, aiming for a more sustainable life.

scholarly journals Alternative carbon price trajectories can avoid excessive carbon removal

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Strefler ◽  
Elmar Kriegler ◽  
Nico Bauer ◽  
Gunnar Luderer ◽  
Robert C. Pietzcker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Carbon Budget ◽  
Carbon Price ◽  
Carbon Neutrality ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Carbon Prices ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Over Time

AbstractThe large majority of climate change mitigation scenarios that hold warming below 2 °C show high deployment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR), resulting in a peak-and-decline behavior in global temperature. This is driven by the assumption of an exponentially increasing carbon price trajectory which is perceived to be economically optimal for meeting a carbon budget. However, this optimality relies on the assumption that a finite carbon budget associated with a temperature target is filled up steadily over time. The availability of net carbon removals invalidates this assumption and therefore a different carbon price trajectory should be chosen. We show how the optimal carbon price path for remaining well below 2 °C limits CDR demand and analyze requirements for constructing alternatives, which may be easier to implement in reality. We show that warming can be held at well below 2 °C at much lower long-term economic effort and lower CDR deployment and therefore lower risks if carbon prices are high enough in the beginning to ensure target compliance, but increase at a lower rate after carbon neutrality has been reached.

Public Perceptions of Climate Change and Support for Climate Policies in Asia: Evidence from Recent Polls

2011 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
So Young Kim
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Global Coordination ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Cross National

Climate change has become a focal point in recent environmental debates and policymaking. Latest polls show rising consensus among the global public on the urgency of the problem. Home to the fastest growing economies as well as to four of the ten largest greenhouse gas emitters, Asia holds key to successful global coordination on climate change policy. This essay draws a contour of Asian public opinion on climate change issues based on multiple cross-national polls. While generally aware of climate change and seriously concerned about its effects, Asians turn out to be the least willing to bear the costs of climate change mitigation as compared to the residents of other regions of the world. This portends a great hurdle to devising and implementing proactive policies to address the challenges of climate change in the region.

Made to Measure

2019 ◽  
pp. 79-115
Author(s):  
Sara Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Mitigation Policy ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation Policy ◽  
Policy Agendas ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Over Time

This chapter traces the climate change mitigation policy agendas of New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto, focusing on the period since 2007, and specifically the tools with which they sought to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The climate change mitigation policy agendas developed by the three cities do reflect their particular context and the process of learning and strategic adjustment over time. Each city has a very unique set of programs and policies in place to target GHG emissions, from energy use benchmarking to installing solar panels to incentivizing alternative modes of transportation. In each case, this mix initially reflected the city's strengths and opportunities. Over time, the cities have expanded and diversified their agendas in response to changing conditions and new information. In some cases, the cities have had to readjust when certain approaches failed or lost political support. In other cases, the cities have sought to take advantage of new opportunities or diversified their agendas in an effort to meet more ambitious goals.

scholarly journals Public perceptions about climate change mitigation in British Columbia's forest sector

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. e0195999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Peterson St-Laurent ◽  
Shannon Hagerman ◽  
Robert Kozak ◽  
George Hoberg
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Change Mitigation

scholarly journals Raising Awareness of Indonesia's Climate Change Mitigation by Social Media Campaign

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Juan Malik Frederick Turpyn ◽  
Anggaraksa Adiwitya
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Media Campaigns ◽  
The Public ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Discussion Document ◽  
Change Mitigation

Climate change is a big concern that must be realized because it has become a problem in various sectors both at the international, regional, national and local levels. The occurrence of climate change will certainly also affect the occurrence of extreme weather and disasters - disasters that are not wanted by the public at large. However, the level of public awareness of the bad climate change is still fairly low due to the lack of knowledge about climate change. People can play a role in dealing with climate change, and be actors in mitigating these changes. The use of public communication can increase public awareness and participation in adaptation and mitigation actions on climate change can be realized in many ways, one of which is campaigning to the public. The purpose of this research is to find out how the implementation of social media campaigns in raising awareness of Indonesia's climate change mitigation in the future. The research method that will be used is qualitative with data collection techniques used is Focus Group Discussion, document studies and observations on the intended social media accounts. Researchers did simple research by creating social media accounts to conduct campaigns on the SDGs' points on climate change. The result of this research is the implementation of social media campaigns in raising awareness of Climate Change Mitigation in Indonesia raises various positive aspects ranging from changes in people's lifestyles and presenting good awareness.

scholarly journals Using Machine Learning to Analyze Climate Change Technology Transfer (CCTT)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shruti Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Latent Dirichlet Allocation ◽  
Patent Data ◽  
Current State ◽  
Patent Landscape ◽  
Competitor Analysis ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Change Mitigation

The objective of the present paper is to review the current state of climate change technology transfer. This research proposes a method for analyzing climate change technology transfer using patent analysis and topic modeling. A collection of climate change patent data from patent databases would be used as input to group patents in several relevant topics for climate change mitigation using the topic exploration model in this research. The research questions we want to address are: how have patenting activities changed over time in climate change mitigation related technology (CCMT) patents? And who are the technological leaders? The investigation of these questions can offer the technological landscape in climate change-related technologies at the international level. We propose a hybrid Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) approach for topic modelling and identification of relationships between terms and topics related to CCMT, enabling better visualizations of underlying intellectual property dynamics. Further, a predictive model for CCTT is proposed using techniques such as social network analysis (SNA) and, regression analysis. The competitor analysis is also proposed to identify countries with a similar patent landscape. The projected results are expected to facilitate the transfer process associated with existing and emerging climate change technologies and improve technology cooperation between governments.

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