Articles & Excerpts

EXCERPTS

Introduction and Chapter 1 : Questions The contents index and chapter titles give a good idea of the approach and style of the book.’   Download pdf (679kb)

Chapter 41: Why We Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change . . . And Why We Are Wired to Take Action
A summary of the main points in the book - the reasons why we find it so hard to accept climate change, and the reasons why we will be able to take action (should we so wish).   Download pdf (481kb)

Some Personal and Highly Biased Ideas for Digging Our Way Out of This Hole
Highlights from the final chapter - practical recommendations​ for rethinking and reshaping climate change Link...

ARTICLES BY GEORGE MARSHALL

Understand faulty thinking to tackle climate change
New Scientist, 18 August 2014,Issue 2982.
The amorphous nature of climate change creates the ideal conditions for human denial and cognitive bias to come to the fore. Link..

INTERVIEWS WITH GEORGE MARSHALL


Trust Me, You'll Want to Hear George Marshall Talk About "Multivalent" Climate Change
DeSmogBlog September 10th 2014
Interview with Carol LinnityLink... 

Les êtres humains sont programmés pour ignorer le changement climatique
Belgian French daily new​spaper L'Echo
Interview on October 17th 2014 Link..

Communicating climate change following extreme weather events

Transition Network May 20 2014
Interview with Rob Hopkins- transcript and podcast Link...

Lessons for Communicators
Climate Access, 18th August 2014
Interview withAmy Huva and podcast with discussion of practical ideas for climate communicators
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ARTICLES ABOUT GEORGE MARSHALL​

What Makes Climate Communicator George Marshall Tick? Profile piece by Christine Woodside for Yale CLimate Connections...link