Changing hearts instead of changing minds – another take on climate action

B.J. Pearce

doi:10.1332/27523349Y2024D000000006

Changing hearts instead of changing minds – another take on climate action

B.J. Pearce

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Abstract

This piece elaborates on a ‘new way of thinking’ (Einstein, 1946) that would contribute to overcoming the challenge of climate change and its impacts. This ‘new way’ will have us go beyond using facts and figures alone to persuade and cajole. It will have us stretching our moral imagination (Johnson, 2016) and empathising with people very different from ourselves. It will have us investing in processes of exchange which support the co-creation of knowledge and the future we want together.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	443-454
Number of pages	12
Journal	Global Social Challenges Journal
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1332/27523349Y2024D000000006
Publication status	Published - 2024

UN SDGs

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SDG 13 Climate Action

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climate action
implementation gap
frames
self- and collective self-efficacy
transdisciplinary approaches

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Changing hearts instead of changing minds – another take on climate action

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