Ed Maibach
@MaibachEd
Professor & Director @Mason4C. Using communication to enable climate solutions—our best pathway to health, safety, fairness, and sustainable prosperity.
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https://www.climatechangecommunication.org/ 24-07-2013 13:04:14
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I’m for carbon tariffs and I vote. Gernot Wagner GMU Center for Climate Change Communication The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health republicEn.org nytimes.com/2024/05/15/opi…
Big Bank financing of fossil fuel infrastructure is down more than 25% from it's all-time high in 2019, but bank CEOs should be ashamed of themselves for continuing to fund Big Oil at any level. semafor.com/newsletter/05/… The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Global Climate and Health Alliance Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative GMU Center for Climate Change Communication
I talked to The Associated Press about how gas stoves are a health risk and consumers deserve to know so they can ⬇️ risk. I counsel families regularly about this; every family has been grateful for that knowledge. Glad California is taking action to inform consumers: apnews.com/article/califo…
This studyillustrates why we should focus first on the health benefits of decarbonization, and then on the climate benefits. The health benefits accrue rapidly—and locally—thereby sidestepping people’s reluctance to invest today for future (and distant) benefits. The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health
This research--which is nicely written in plain language--is an important reminder of how price sensitive voters are. May it be a call to action to economists to develop policy price estimates that reflect the true costs AND cost savings associated with climate policies. GMU Center for Climate Change Communication
I’m pleased to see our Global Warming’s Six Americas research used in this agent-based modeling study, although I must admit that the findings don’t square with my intuition about effective communication. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… Anthony Leiserowitz GMU Center for Climate Change Communication Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
This is a helpful article if you've ever noticed people ducking into the bathroom when they see you coming after a conversation about #climatechange , etc.
I used to think climate action was mostly about the 🧠and the 👏🏻 but it turns out that it all starts with the ❤️
Ed Maibach
On Friday, the climate/health community and the world lost an amazing leader, Dr. Terry O'Connor, and I lost a dear friend. Please join me in honoring him by working to protect human and planetary health. mtexpress.com/news/breaking_… The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Global Climate and Health Alliance CU Climate & Health
Guess I’m never retiring.
Parenting pro tip: show up for some climate action so your kid grows up to give you too much credit
#MothersDay
