Climate change communication
Subject in Social Sciences
Climate change communication has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including TED Radio Hour. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Elizabeth DunnSocial psychologist and happiness researcher at the University of British Columbia, co-author of Leave the Lights On
Dunn reports that in a global mega study the doom message was widely shared but undermined willingness to take more effortful action.
“this doom and gloom message actually undermined people's willingness to take a more effortful form of action”
TED Radio Hour: Less guilt, more joy: A new chapter for climate action (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 5:32
Dunn argues that doom-and-gloom climate messaging captured attention but did not motivate action.
“But the problem is doom and gloom messaging doesn't necessarily motivate action. Negative emotions get exhausting over time”
TED Radio Hour: Less guilt, more joy: A new chapter for climate action (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 6:04
Podcasts
- TED Radio Hour · 1 episode
Episodes
Less guilt, more joy: A new chapter for climate actionTED Radio Hour · Sep 4, 2026 · 50 min
Manoush Zomorodi talks with social psychologist Elizabeth Dunn about climate actions that also increase happiness, featuring co-author Jiaying Zhao's TED Talk.