Is evidence enough? Rethinking climate action as communication

2026/01/26 by Mehita Iqani, Anna Feigenbaum, Jennifer Rudd +2 · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Environmental Science · #Climate Change Communication and Perception #Sustainability and Climate Change Governance #Climate Change and Geoengineering

paper · doi:10.17159/sajs.2026/22278

openalex publication_date 2026/01/26 · openalex created_date 2026/01/27 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

As humanity faces climate change, interdisciplinary conversations about how climate research is produced are significant, as they offer researchers and activists opportunities to consider knowledge from different research traditions. This Structured Conversation explores the perspectives of three experts working in the field of climate change on how climate evidence is taken up by policy actors to exert influence and by activists to protest and empower.

Citations

• How to address the geographical bias in academic publishing
• A framework for climate change adaptation indicators for the natural environment

Discussions

• Interdisciplinary conversations about how climate research is produced are crucial, so that researchers and activists can consider knowledge from multiple angles. This Structured Conversation offers a [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]