Why focusing on “climate change denial” is counterproductive

Bretter, Christian; Schulz, Felix

doi:10.1073/pnas.2217716120

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“…The amplitude of his analysis encompasses different risk modalities, not only climate emergency, and it was already applied to covid-19 society's vulnerability to pandemic (Saito et al, 2020). Ulrich Beck (2009) made an additional effort to clarify world risk society and the associated social inequality:…”

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Freirean Perspectives on Environmental Education amidst the Climate Emergency

Saito,

Germanos

2024

Intern. Journ. Env. Res. Res. Sci.

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that climate-related risks will intensify, necessitating urgent climate actions. Despite the global risk and urgency, responses to the climate emergency, even when acknowledged, often end up reinforcing social discrimination, affirming that the concept of risk is associated with social inequality. It is argued that environmental education can confront these challenges, counter climate denialism, promote awareness, and empower communities to actively engage in sustainable practices through the Freirean approach. This paper presents a theoretical framework for Freirean Environmental Education in the Climate Emergency. Paulo Freire's dialogical-problematizing approach is linked to the concept of vulnerability, ensuring that Freirean environmental education leads to transformative actions. The entire conceptual and methodological structure is described through a flowchart. Vulnerability to the climate emergency and actions to address it should be developed at the local level, allowing limit-situations and the participatory or exclusionary process can be codified for educational purposes. A Canadian and a Brazilian case study are briefly discussed in light of this educational proposal. Key Words: Paulo Freire. Climate justice. Vulnerability. Canada. Brazil.

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Freirean Perspectives on Environmental Education amidst the Climate Emergency

Saito,

Germanos

2024

Intern. Journ. Env. Res. Res. Sci.

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“…It is therefore inclusive of, but not wholly dependent on, another person’s group membership. These dynamics often result in polarisations and conflicts among different groups ( Bretter & Schulz, 2023 ), ranging from rivalries between opposing soccer fans to more serious conflicts related to religious groups ( Hewstone et al, 2014 ) where more cognitively dissimilar (out-group) individuals are seen more negatively while more cognitively similar (in-group) individuals are seen more positively ( Abrams & Hogg, 2010 ; Hogg, 1992 , 1993 ; Tajfel & Turner, 1979 ).…”

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“…Answering this question, we believe, is important because we live in a society that gradually creates more intergroup dynamics via the means of, for example, political polarisation where individuals belonging to different groups become increasingly cognitively dissimilar ( Axelrod et al, 2021 ). This creates a problem for democratic societal discourse because cognitively dissimilar individuals try to avoid each other ( Bretter & Schulz, 2023 ; Simas et al, 2020 ). Accordingly, we need to explore ways that allow individuals to come across positively despite the cognitive dissimilarity caused by intergroup dynamics.…”

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The effect of non-verbal mimicry on evaluations in interactions with cognitively (dis)similar individuals

Bretter,

Unsworth,

Robinson

2023

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

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Non-verbal mimicry (i.e., being posturally similar by copying another person’s body language) has been shown to increase evaluations of the mimicker. Concurrently, extensive research in social psychology has demonstrated a negative effect on interpersonal evaluations when one perceives others as cognitively dissimilar, often resulting in interpersonal conflicts. Across two experiments (Experiment 1: N = 159, Experiment 2: N = 144), we tested our hypotheses that mimicry, compared with no mimicry, will make mimickers come across as more likable and competent regardless of whether they were perceived as cognitively dissimilar or not (Experiment 1) and regardless of the extent to which they were perceived as cognitively dissimilar (Experiment 2). Broadly, we found support for our hypotheses, and via mediation sensitivity analyses, we found that the effect of mimicry, at least for likability, was mediated by participants’ perceived personal similarity to the mimicker. Non-verbal mimicry may thus be one way of alleviating interpersonal conflicts via increasing perceptions of personal similarity regardless of initial cognitive dissimilarity.

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The most difficult thing in the world: a sociocultural perspective on putting pro-environmental thoughts into action

Kim,

Sherman

2025

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

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Why focusing on “climate change denial” is counterproductive

Cited by 14 publications

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Freirean Perspectives on Environmental Education amidst the Climate Emergency

Freirean Perspectives on Environmental Education amidst the Climate Emergency

The effect of non-verbal mimicry on evaluations in interactions with cognitively (dis)similar individuals

The most difficult thing in the world: a sociocultural perspective on putting pro-environmental thoughts into action

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