Hi Chris
I'm working on this in relation to my project
helping people enjoy choosing to fly less often.
I agree with John that quantitative information
is mostly ineffective, a point that all FoE and
Green Party folk should take note of.
Laurie Michaelis in Oxford has done some
quantification on leaflets he used with Quaker
groups but even with Quakers they didn't get used
much.
I've found that it's enough to establish that
flying is harmful and then focus on people's OWN
perceptions of the attractions and repulsions of
flying, then move to finding strategies for
flying less.
I've found that people who go through this
process can pass it on to others, if they've had
some communication training like Courageous
Communication (a.k.a. Nonviolent Communication)
Andy Ray Taylor
--- John Scull <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Chris wrote:
> > Is anyone aware of any work being done on the
> topic of relating specific
> behaviours to climate change impacts which aims
> to create information which
> is of use and relevance to the general public?
>
> Good question. As a psychologist I can assure
> everyone that quantitative
> information is unlikely to have a large effect
> on the behaviour of
> individuals. The clearest guideline would be
> to have the carbon emissions
> reflected in the cost of different options.
> This moves the problem of
> persuasion from influencing the general public
> to influencing our political
> leaders to changing taxation policies or
> regulating prices.
>
> John
>
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