Climate change in the media : [Book] : reporting risk and uncertainty / James Painter.

By:

Painter, James [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Description: xvi, 173 pages ; 22 cmISBN:

9781780765884 (pbk.)
1780765886 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

070.4495516 23

Other classification:

070.4495516

Summary: Scientists and politicians are increasingly using the language of risk to describe the climate change challenge. Some researchers have argued that stressing the 'risks' posed by climate change rather than the 'uncertainties' can create a more helpful context for policy makers and a stronger response from the public. However, understanding the concepts of risk and uncertainty – and how to communicate them – is a hotly debated issue. In this book, James Painter analyses how the international media present these and other narratives surrounding climate change. He focuses on the coverage of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and of the melting ice of the Arctic Sea, and includes six countries: Australia, France, India, Norway, the UK and the USA.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad	070.4495516 PAI-C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	51476
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad	572.80285 PIC-R (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	55564
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad	745.40948 GUN-N (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	58480

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Scientists and politicians are increasingly using the language of risk to describe the climate change challenge. Some researchers have argued that stressing the 'risks' posed by climate change rather than the 'uncertainties' can create a more helpful context for policy makers and a stronger response from the public. However, understanding the concepts of risk and uncertainty – and how to communicate them – is a hotly debated issue. In this book, James Painter analyses how the international media present these and other narratives surrounding climate change. He focuses on the coverage of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and of the melting ice of the Arctic Sea, and includes six countries: Australia, France, India, Norway, the UK and the USA.

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