Fear, Fun or Facts – Researchers Examine What Drives Climate Action

A billboard for late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert is seen near Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City. New York, U.S., January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Segar
It might be a combination of all three, a study suggests
By Nicole Hoey
LONDON – (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – What more effectively drives young people to act on climate change – humour, fear or clear facts? The answer might be a combination of all of them, researchers say.
Young Americans are often