Emphasizing the need for energy independence could change the views of climate deniers, study says

Emphasising the need for energy independence and environmental stewardship could help to change people’s minds about the climate crisis, a new study says.

Climate change deniers focus on what they can see and have experienced personally, so solutions need to be framed in a way which makes sense to local communities.

But for this to work the political-media ecosystem also needs to shift to support climate action, and their corporate backers held accountable for the damage they have wrought, according to the research.

The study, published in Ethnos Journal of Anthropology, was carried out by Dr Susannah Crockford from the University of Exeter.