This research report summarizes findings from a survey of over 14,000 people across 14 countries about their attitudes and actions related to climate change. The key findings are:
1) While most people acknowledge that human activity contributes to climate change, they feel they have low knowledge about the issue and perceive it as complex and distant.
2) People are worried about climate change and its impacts, especially for future generations, but they associate it more with negative outcomes than solutions.
3) Countries where the highest percentages of people connect human activity to climate change are China (96%) and Spain (92%), while the US and Australia have lower levels of belief in human connections and more skepticism.
4) Most people
Mainstream Green by Graceann Bennett and Freya WilliamsNOEMÍ MEDINA
Despite the best attempts by the green movement, mainstream acceptance of sustainability behaviors has remained elusive. Those most committed to the green movement have tried mightily to get the masses to see things their way, but Graceann Bennett and Freya Williams of OgilvyEarth suggest that things are upside-down and that the green movement needs to start seeing things through the eyes of the mass market. Original research commissioned for this Red Paper demands a radical shift in perspective if the green movement is going to stop alternately talking to itself and shouting at its detractors. The great middle offers the biggest opportunity to create the change the world so needs. They have good intentions when it comes to sustainable behaviors, but when it comes to action they get stymied. This report shows how to bridge that green gap.
Attitudes to planetary stewardship and transformation among G20 countries. Commissioned by the Global Commons Alliance. Produced by Ipsos MORI. Project leader Owen Gaffney
The Global Commons Survey (G20 countries) Owen Gaffney
Attitudes to planetary stewardship and transformation in G20 countries. Commissioned by the Global Commons Alliance. Produced by Ipsos MORI. Published 17 August 2021. Full report: https://globalcommonsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Global-Commons-G20-Survey-full-report.pdf
See: globalcommonsalliance.org
The document summarizes key learnings from research conducted by the Potential Energy Coalition, a nonprofit working to increase support for climate action. Some of their main findings include:
1) Simplicity is needed - most people do not understand climate change terminology and concepts. Human stories about everyday people are more effective than policy language.
2) Appealing to humanity works best - messaging that discusses people's identities, fears and hopes for themselves and their families increases support for climate action more than messages about economic or environmental issues.
3) Holding polluters accountable resonates - messages holding the fossil fuel industry responsible for causing climate change are highly motivating across many audiences.
4) Urgency is persuasive - highlighting
Changing Climate & Changing Minds - Challenges of Climate Communication - Nal...Nalaka Gunawardene
Sri Lanka’s Centre for Environmental Justice in collaboration with the government’s Climate Change Secretariat, UNDP and Janathakshan held a national conference on “SRI LANKA’S READINESS FOR IMPLEMENTING PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT” on 7 and 8 September 2016 in Colombo. It was attended by over 200 representatives from government, civil society and corporate sectors.
This presentation was made by science writer and development communicator Nalaka Gunawardene in Session 5: Climate Solutions, under the topic “Climate communication and Behaviour changes”.
As climate change impacts are felt more widely, the imperative for action is greater than ever. Telling the climate story in accurate and accessible ways should be an essential part of our climate response.
That response is currently organised around two ‘planks’: mitigation and adaptation. Climate communication can be the ‘third plank’ that strengthens the first two.
Encouragingly, more journalists, broadcasters, researchers and advocacy groups are taking up this challenge. They urgently need more media and public spaces -- as well as greater resources -- to sustain public engagement.
Sri Lanka’s Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation, prepared in 2010-11, has recognized how “IEC action can lead to better informed decisions and enlightened choices in both climate change mitigation and adaptation”.
When strategically carried out, IEC can be a powerful force for change on both the ‘supply’ and ‘demand’ sides of climate adaptation and climate related public information.
In this analogy:
• ‘supply’ involves providing authentic, relevant and timely information to all those who need it, in languages and formats they can readily use; and
• ‘demand’ means inspiring more individuals and entities to look for specific knowledge and skills that can help make themselves more climate resilient.
These two sides of the equation can positively reinforce each other, contributing significantly to Sri Lanka’s fight against climate change.
This document discusses consumer attitudes towards climate change in the UK from 1997-2010 based on survey data from Ipsos MORI. Some key findings include:
- Concern about climate change among the British public has remained high over time, with around 40-50% expressing concern in various surveys between 2005-2010.
- However, there is also uncertainty expressed by many regarding the science and impacts of climate change. Around half the public also expresses some level of skepticism that politicians' emphasis on climate change is motivated more by a desire to distract from other issues or raise taxes.
- Behavioral changes to address climate change have been slow to take hold among the British public. Many express support for actions but
The document proposes the development of an app called EcoMotion to motivate individuals to reduce their carbon emissions through gamification and social mechanics. EcoMotion would allow users to log commuting activities like biking and walking, translating them into quantified carbon offsets. It would use metrics, leaderboards, social sharing and rewards to encourage participation. By making individual contributions feel meaningful and part of collective climate goals, the app aims to spark conversations around solutions and drive broader behavioral changes and policy support. It argues that with widespread adoption, EcoMotion could significantly contribute to transportation emission reduction targets.
This document from Ipsos provides context and resources on the challenges of plastic packaging and waste. It references reports by Ipsos and other organizations on growing global concerns about plastic waste and the environmental impact. Ipsos and the World Economic Forum have partnered to address this issue through the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy, which aims to enable systems change. The partnership highlights the global scale of the plastic waste problem.
Mainstream Green by Graceann Bennett and Freya WilliamsNOEMÍ MEDINA
Despite the best attempts by the green movement, mainstream acceptance of sustainability behaviors has remained elusive. Those most committed to the green movement have tried mightily to get the masses to see things their way, but Graceann Bennett and Freya Williams of OgilvyEarth suggest that things are upside-down and that the green movement needs to start seeing things through the eyes of the mass market. Original research commissioned for this Red Paper demands a radical shift in perspective if the green movement is going to stop alternately talking to itself and shouting at its detractors. The great middle offers the biggest opportunity to create the change the world so needs. They have good intentions when it comes to sustainable behaviors, but when it comes to action they get stymied. This report shows how to bridge that green gap.
Attitudes to planetary stewardship and transformation among G20 countries. Commissioned by the Global Commons Alliance. Produced by Ipsos MORI. Project leader Owen Gaffney
The Global Commons Survey (G20 countries) Owen Gaffney
Attitudes to planetary stewardship and transformation in G20 countries. Commissioned by the Global Commons Alliance. Produced by Ipsos MORI. Published 17 August 2021. Full report: https://globalcommonsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Global-Commons-G20-Survey-full-report.pdf
See: globalcommonsalliance.org
The document summarizes key learnings from research conducted by the Potential Energy Coalition, a nonprofit working to increase support for climate action. Some of their main findings include:
1) Simplicity is needed - most people do not understand climate change terminology and concepts. Human stories about everyday people are more effective than policy language.
2) Appealing to humanity works best - messaging that discusses people's identities, fears and hopes for themselves and their families increases support for climate action more than messages about economic or environmental issues.
3) Holding polluters accountable resonates - messages holding the fossil fuel industry responsible for causing climate change are highly motivating across many audiences.
4) Urgency is persuasive - highlighting
Changing Climate & Changing Minds - Challenges of Climate Communication - Nal...Nalaka Gunawardene
Sri Lanka’s Centre for Environmental Justice in collaboration with the government’s Climate Change Secretariat, UNDP and Janathakshan held a national conference on “SRI LANKA’S READINESS FOR IMPLEMENTING PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT” on 7 and 8 September 2016 in Colombo. It was attended by over 200 representatives from government, civil society and corporate sectors.
This presentation was made by science writer and development communicator Nalaka Gunawardene in Session 5: Climate Solutions, under the topic “Climate communication and Behaviour changes”.
As climate change impacts are felt more widely, the imperative for action is greater than ever. Telling the climate story in accurate and accessible ways should be an essential part of our climate response.
That response is currently organised around two ‘planks’: mitigation and adaptation. Climate communication can be the ‘third plank’ that strengthens the first two.
Encouragingly, more journalists, broadcasters, researchers and advocacy groups are taking up this challenge. They urgently need more media and public spaces -- as well as greater resources -- to sustain public engagement.
Sri Lanka’s Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation, prepared in 2010-11, has recognized how “IEC action can lead to better informed decisions and enlightened choices in both climate change mitigation and adaptation”.
When strategically carried out, IEC can be a powerful force for change on both the ‘supply’ and ‘demand’ sides of climate adaptation and climate related public information.
In this analogy:
• ‘supply’ involves providing authentic, relevant and timely information to all those who need it, in languages and formats they can readily use; and
• ‘demand’ means inspiring more individuals and entities to look for specific knowledge and skills that can help make themselves more climate resilient.
These two sides of the equation can positively reinforce each other, contributing significantly to Sri Lanka’s fight against climate change.
This document discusses consumer attitudes towards climate change in the UK from 1997-2010 based on survey data from Ipsos MORI. Some key findings include:
- Concern about climate change among the British public has remained high over time, with around 40-50% expressing concern in various surveys between 2005-2010.
- However, there is also uncertainty expressed by many regarding the science and impacts of climate change. Around half the public also expresses some level of skepticism that politicians' emphasis on climate change is motivated more by a desire to distract from other issues or raise taxes.
- Behavioral changes to address climate change have been slow to take hold among the British public. Many express support for actions but
The document proposes the development of an app called EcoMotion to motivate individuals to reduce their carbon emissions through gamification and social mechanics. EcoMotion would allow users to log commuting activities like biking and walking, translating them into quantified carbon offsets. It would use metrics, leaderboards, social sharing and rewards to encourage participation. By making individual contributions feel meaningful and part of collective climate goals, the app aims to spark conversations around solutions and drive broader behavioral changes and policy support. It argues that with widespread adoption, EcoMotion could significantly contribute to transportation emission reduction targets.
This document from Ipsos provides context and resources on the challenges of plastic packaging and waste. It references reports by Ipsos and other organizations on growing global concerns about plastic waste and the environmental impact. Ipsos and the World Economic Forum have partnered to address this issue through the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy, which aims to enable systems change. The partnership highlights the global scale of the plastic waste problem.
The document outlines a strategy by the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) for youth-led climate action. It recognizes that youth will be most impacted by climate change and that they are eager to take action. The strategy aims to provide inspiration, direction, and tools for RCRC youth to take meaningful climate action through three dimensions: awareness, action, and advocacy. It discusses challenges youth face in climate action and how the strategy will support overcoming barriers like knowledge, tools, and having their voices heard. The strategy was created with input from over 1,200 youth globally and aims to empower National Societies and youth networks to lead locally-relevant climate activities.
The ESG Imperative: Ipsos' foundational perspectivesIpsos France
Whilst we know that global concerns will usually be dominated by immediate issues, whether that be the COVID-19 pandemic or inflation, Ipsos data indicates climate change, poverty and social inequality remain constant and significant worries that unite people across the world.
The solution to tackling these issues will lie in governments and industry pursuing economic, social and environmental sustainability in tandem – what we at Ipsos refer to as People, Planet and Prosperity.
The Global Commons Survey 2021 SWEDEN Summary publicOwen Gaffney
Attitudes to planetary stewardship and transformation in Sweden (Summary). Commissioned by the Global Commons Alliance and FAIRTRANS. Produced by Ipsos MORI.
Organisations are coming under an increasing amount of pressure to do business more sustainably. As a result, ESG (environmental, social, governance) considerations are now a key part of companies’ strategic plans and roadmaps. At Ipsos we leverage research specialisms and cross-sector expertise to understand governments, businesses, and citizens to inform better decision making when it comes to all aspects of environment, social and governance (ESG).
This document outlines a strategy for youth-led climate action by the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC). It recognizes that youth will be most impacted by climate change and that they can play an important role in climate action. The strategy aims to provide inspiration, direction, and tools for RCRC youth to increase awareness of climate change impacts, take practical action to build resilience, and advocate for more urgent climate action. It discusses barriers youth face and how to create an enabling environment through knowledge sharing, partnerships, funding, and inclusion. The goal is for RCRC youth in 50+ countries to educate themselves and others on climate change, support national adaptation activities, and have a voice in relevant policies and decisions by 2025.
This is a report on a survey I compiled which condenses the responses of 93 people to some questions about how Ireland can be a leader in tackling climate change.
The Rise of Green Initiatives in Developed NationsMira McKee
An academic paper regarding the increase in "green" businesses and ventures around the world (but especially in developed nations), written for my International Trade course.
For millions of years, life on the planet has been dependent on the sun. From the earliest organisms to humans, almost every living thing benefits from the sun’s rays.
22. TCI Climate of the Nation Flagship Report 2012Richard Plumpton
This document summarizes the findings of a report on Australian attitudes toward climate change in 2012. It was conducted through focus groups and surveys between April and May 2012, a time of highly politicized debate around climate change policies in Australia. The research found that Australians were uncertain about the science of climate change, unconvinced by carbon pricing solutions due to fears over rising costs of living, and had lost confidence in experts and governments on the issue. However, attitudes remained fluid and could still be influenced on both the reality and solutions regarding climate change.
This document analyzes over 170,000 tweets discussing business and sustainability to understand perceptions. Key findings include consumers expecting companies to lead on sustainability like reducing plastics and having ethical supply chains. Employees and job seekers also prioritize employers' environmental records. However, some accuse companies of greenwashing without meaningful action. Social media users largely blame oil companies for climate change and criticize lack of transparency from all industries.
This document discusses environmental engagement and awareness in youth. It outlines common issues like climate change denial and technological reliance. The author then examines three types of environmental dissent among youth: dutiful dissent through awareness activities, disruptive dissent through activism and protests, and dangerous dissent through alternative ways of thinking. Greta Thunberg is presented as the ultimate example of youth dissent, inspiring millions to protest for climate action. Statistics on pollution and fossil fuel usage are also provided. The document argues that today's youth are uniquely positioned to spread environmental awareness due to their exposure to rapid ecosystem degradation on a global scale.
The Climate Reality Project - 2017 - Be The Voice Of Reality (Action Kit)Selassie Networks
The document provides 12 actions individuals can take to advocate for addressing climate change and be a voice of reality. Some of the key actions include talking to friends and family about climate change solutions in a hopeful and personal way, being an activist online by sharing facts and calling out denial, and contacting elected officials to pressure them to support clean energy policies. The document encourages readers to take simple but meaningful actions to raise awareness and join the global climate movement.
The Climate Reality Project - 2017 - Be The Voice Of Reality (Action Kit)Rasjomanny Puntorg
The document provides 12 actions individuals can take to advocate for addressing climate change and be a voice of reality. Some of the key actions include talking to friends and family about climate change solutions in a hopeful and personal way, being an activist online by sharing facts and calling out denial, and contacting elected officials to pressure them to support clean energy policies. The document encourages readers to take simple but meaningful actions to raise awareness and build the climate movement.
Pollution, resource depletion, climate change and biodiversity loss are significant environmental issues according to EU citizens. Most feel not enough is being done to address these problems by governments, companies, or individuals. While many citizens make efforts to live more sustainably through actions like recycling, most believe major polluters must face stricter regulations and penalties to change their practices. Scientists and environmental groups are the most trusted sources on these issues, far more than governments and businesses. Overall, EU residents express concern over the state of the environment and support more protective policies, though opinions differ somewhat between countries.
This document provides guidelines for responsible corporate engagement in climate policy debates. It outlines five core elements of responsible engagement: legitimacy, opportunity, consistency, accountability, and transparency. It also recommends three actions companies can take to engage responsibly: identify policy implications and influences; align words and actions with climate ambitions; and report on policy positions, influences, and outcomes. The guidelines aim to help businesses constructively inform climate policies through transparent and accountable advocacy.
Guide for Responsible Corporate Engagement in Climate PolicySustainable Brands
This document provides guidelines for responsible corporate engagement in climate policy debates. It outlines five core elements of responsible engagement: legitimacy, opportunity, consistency, accountability, and transparency. It also recommends three actions companies can take to engage responsibly: identify policy implications and influences; align words and actions with climate ambitions; and report on policy positions, influences, and outcomes. The guidelines aim to help businesses constructively inform climate policies through transparent and accountable advocacy.
1. The document discusses challenges in green marketing, including identifying green customers and determining the importance of environmental friendliness to consumers. Direct questions may not work due to social desirability bias, where consumers feel pressure to provide green answers.
2. Being green has become more mainstream and socially desirable, so market research methods like conjoint analysis are better for indirectly assessing preferences. Demographic factors are also less predictive of green preferences.
3. The document questions whether being green can be fashionable given tensions with fast fashion trends, but notes health and environmental trends aligning and real developments in more sustainable materials like organic cotton. Celebrity endorsements may also help promote green lifestyles.
This document summarizes research conducted by OgilvyEarth on the "Green Gap," which is the gap between consumers' green intentions and their actual green behaviors. The research was conducted in the United States and China through qualitative and quantitative methods.
The research found significant gaps between how important consumers in both countries said green behaviors were and how many actually engaged in those behaviors. Closing this Green Gap is important for motivating mainstream consumers to live more sustainably. The document outlines research methodology and provides insights into who engages in green behaviors, what drives or inhibits behaviors, why the gaps exist, and ways to potentially close the gaps, such as normalizing sustainable behaviors.
The cost of acquiring information by natural selectionCarl Bergstrom
This is a short talk that I gave at the Banff International Research Station workshop on Modeling and Theory in Population Biology. The idea is to try to understand how the burden of natural selection relates to the amount of information that selection puts into the genome.
It's based on the first part of this research paper:
The cost of information acquisition by natural selection
Ryan Seamus McGee, Olivia Kosterlitz, Artem Kaznatcheev, Benjamin Kerr, Carl T. Bergstrom
bioRxiv 2022.07.02.498577; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.02.498577
The document outlines a strategy by the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) for youth-led climate action. It recognizes that youth will be most impacted by climate change and that they are eager to take action. The strategy aims to provide inspiration, direction, and tools for RCRC youth to take meaningful climate action through three dimensions: awareness, action, and advocacy. It discusses challenges youth face in climate action and how the strategy will support overcoming barriers like knowledge, tools, and having their voices heard. The strategy was created with input from over 1,200 youth globally and aims to empower National Societies and youth networks to lead locally-relevant climate activities.
The ESG Imperative: Ipsos' foundational perspectivesIpsos France
Whilst we know that global concerns will usually be dominated by immediate issues, whether that be the COVID-19 pandemic or inflation, Ipsos data indicates climate change, poverty and social inequality remain constant and significant worries that unite people across the world.
The solution to tackling these issues will lie in governments and industry pursuing economic, social and environmental sustainability in tandem – what we at Ipsos refer to as People, Planet and Prosperity.
The Global Commons Survey 2021 SWEDEN Summary publicOwen Gaffney
Attitudes to planetary stewardship and transformation in Sweden (Summary). Commissioned by the Global Commons Alliance and FAIRTRANS. Produced by Ipsos MORI.
Organisations are coming under an increasing amount of pressure to do business more sustainably. As a result, ESG (environmental, social, governance) considerations are now a key part of companies’ strategic plans and roadmaps. At Ipsos we leverage research specialisms and cross-sector expertise to understand governments, businesses, and citizens to inform better decision making when it comes to all aspects of environment, social and governance (ESG).
This document outlines a strategy for youth-led climate action by the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC). It recognizes that youth will be most impacted by climate change and that they can play an important role in climate action. The strategy aims to provide inspiration, direction, and tools for RCRC youth to increase awareness of climate change impacts, take practical action to build resilience, and advocate for more urgent climate action. It discusses barriers youth face and how to create an enabling environment through knowledge sharing, partnerships, funding, and inclusion. The goal is for RCRC youth in 50+ countries to educate themselves and others on climate change, support national adaptation activities, and have a voice in relevant policies and decisions by 2025.
This is a report on a survey I compiled which condenses the responses of 93 people to some questions about how Ireland can be a leader in tackling climate change.
The Rise of Green Initiatives in Developed NationsMira McKee
An academic paper regarding the increase in "green" businesses and ventures around the world (but especially in developed nations), written for my International Trade course.
For millions of years, life on the planet has been dependent on the sun. From the earliest organisms to humans, almost every living thing benefits from the sun’s rays.
22. TCI Climate of the Nation Flagship Report 2012Richard Plumpton
This document summarizes the findings of a report on Australian attitudes toward climate change in 2012. It was conducted through focus groups and surveys between April and May 2012, a time of highly politicized debate around climate change policies in Australia. The research found that Australians were uncertain about the science of climate change, unconvinced by carbon pricing solutions due to fears over rising costs of living, and had lost confidence in experts and governments on the issue. However, attitudes remained fluid and could still be influenced on both the reality and solutions regarding climate change.
This document analyzes over 170,000 tweets discussing business and sustainability to understand perceptions. Key findings include consumers expecting companies to lead on sustainability like reducing plastics and having ethical supply chains. Employees and job seekers also prioritize employers' environmental records. However, some accuse companies of greenwashing without meaningful action. Social media users largely blame oil companies for climate change and criticize lack of transparency from all industries.
This document discusses environmental engagement and awareness in youth. It outlines common issues like climate change denial and technological reliance. The author then examines three types of environmental dissent among youth: dutiful dissent through awareness activities, disruptive dissent through activism and protests, and dangerous dissent through alternative ways of thinking. Greta Thunberg is presented as the ultimate example of youth dissent, inspiring millions to protest for climate action. Statistics on pollution and fossil fuel usage are also provided. The document argues that today's youth are uniquely positioned to spread environmental awareness due to their exposure to rapid ecosystem degradation on a global scale.
The Climate Reality Project - 2017 - Be The Voice Of Reality (Action Kit)Selassie Networks
The document provides 12 actions individuals can take to advocate for addressing climate change and be a voice of reality. Some of the key actions include talking to friends and family about climate change solutions in a hopeful and personal way, being an activist online by sharing facts and calling out denial, and contacting elected officials to pressure them to support clean energy policies. The document encourages readers to take simple but meaningful actions to raise awareness and join the global climate movement.
The Climate Reality Project - 2017 - Be The Voice Of Reality (Action Kit)Rasjomanny Puntorg
The document provides 12 actions individuals can take to advocate for addressing climate change and be a voice of reality. Some of the key actions include talking to friends and family about climate change solutions in a hopeful and personal way, being an activist online by sharing facts and calling out denial, and contacting elected officials to pressure them to support clean energy policies. The document encourages readers to take simple but meaningful actions to raise awareness and build the climate movement.
Pollution, resource depletion, climate change and biodiversity loss are significant environmental issues according to EU citizens. Most feel not enough is being done to address these problems by governments, companies, or individuals. While many citizens make efforts to live more sustainably through actions like recycling, most believe major polluters must face stricter regulations and penalties to change their practices. Scientists and environmental groups are the most trusted sources on these issues, far more than governments and businesses. Overall, EU residents express concern over the state of the environment and support more protective policies, though opinions differ somewhat between countries.
This document provides guidelines for responsible corporate engagement in climate policy debates. It outlines five core elements of responsible engagement: legitimacy, opportunity, consistency, accountability, and transparency. It also recommends three actions companies can take to engage responsibly: identify policy implications and influences; align words and actions with climate ambitions; and report on policy positions, influences, and outcomes. The guidelines aim to help businesses constructively inform climate policies through transparent and accountable advocacy.
Guide for Responsible Corporate Engagement in Climate PolicySustainable Brands
This document provides guidelines for responsible corporate engagement in climate policy debates. It outlines five core elements of responsible engagement: legitimacy, opportunity, consistency, accountability, and transparency. It also recommends three actions companies can take to engage responsibly: identify policy implications and influences; align words and actions with climate ambitions; and report on policy positions, influences, and outcomes. The guidelines aim to help businesses constructively inform climate policies through transparent and accountable advocacy.
1. The document discusses challenges in green marketing, including identifying green customers and determining the importance of environmental friendliness to consumers. Direct questions may not work due to social desirability bias, where consumers feel pressure to provide green answers.
2. Being green has become more mainstream and socially desirable, so market research methods like conjoint analysis are better for indirectly assessing preferences. Demographic factors are also less predictive of green preferences.
3. The document questions whether being green can be fashionable given tensions with fast fashion trends, but notes health and environmental trends aligning and real developments in more sustainable materials like organic cotton. Celebrity endorsements may also help promote green lifestyles.
This document summarizes research conducted by OgilvyEarth on the "Green Gap," which is the gap between consumers' green intentions and their actual green behaviors. The research was conducted in the United States and China through qualitative and quantitative methods.
The research found significant gaps between how important consumers in both countries said green behaviors were and how many actually engaged in those behaviors. Closing this Green Gap is important for motivating mainstream consumers to live more sustainably. The document outlines research methodology and provides insights into who engages in green behaviors, what drives or inhibits behaviors, why the gaps exist, and ways to potentially close the gaps, such as normalizing sustainable behaviors.
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This is a short talk that I gave at the Banff International Research Station workshop on Modeling and Theory in Population Biology. The idea is to try to understand how the burden of natural selection relates to the amount of information that selection puts into the genome.
It's based on the first part of this research paper:
The cost of information acquisition by natural selection
Ryan Seamus McGee, Olivia Kosterlitz, Artem Kaznatcheev, Benjamin Kerr, Carl T. Bergstrom
bioRxiv 2022.07.02.498577; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.02.498577
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Wereport the study of a huge optical intraday flare on 2021 November 12 at 2 a.m. UT in the blazar OJ287. In the binary black hole model, it is associated with an impact of the secondary black hole on the accretion disk of the primary. Our multifrequency observing campaign was set up to search for such a signature of the impact based on a prediction made 8 yr earlier. The first I-band results of the flare have already been reported by Kishore et al. (2024). Here we combine these data with our monitoring in the R-band. There is a big change in the R–I spectral index by 1.0 ±0.1 between the normal background and the flare, suggesting a new component of radiation. The polarization variation during the rise of the flare suggests the same. The limits on the source size place it most reasonably in the jet of the secondary BH. We then ask why we have not seen this phenomenon before. We show that OJ287 was never before observed with sufficient sensitivity on the night when the flare should have happened according to the binary model. We also study the probability that this flare is just an oversized example of intraday variability using the Krakow data set of intense monitoring between 2015 and 2023. We find that the occurrence of a flare of this size and rapidity is unlikely. In machine-readable Tables 1 and 2, we give the full orbit-linked historical light curve of OJ287 as well as the dense monitoring sample of Krakow.
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Authoring a personal GPT for your research and practice: How we created the Q...Leonel Morgado
Thematic analysis in qualitative research is a time-consuming and systematic task, typically done using teams. Team members must ground their activities on common understandings of the major concepts underlying the thematic analysis, and define criteria for its development. However, conceptual misunderstandings, equivocations, and lack of adherence to criteria are challenges to the quality and speed of this process. Given the distributed and uncertain nature of this process, we wondered if the tasks in thematic analysis could be supported by readily available artificial intelligence chatbots. Our early efforts point to potential benefits: not just saving time in the coding process but better adherence to criteria and grounding, by increasing triangulation between humans and artificial intelligence. This tutorial will provide a description and demonstration of the process we followed, as two academic researchers, to develop a custom ChatGPT to assist with qualitative coding in the thematic data analysis process of immersive learning accounts in a survey of the academic literature: QUAL-E Immersive Learning Thematic Analysis Helper. In the hands-on time, participants will try out QUAL-E and develop their ideas for their own qualitative coding ChatGPT. Participants that have the paid ChatGPT Plus subscription can create a draft of their assistants. The organizers will provide course materials and slide deck that participants will be able to utilize to continue development of their custom GPT. The paid subscription to ChatGPT Plus is not required to participate in this workshop, just for trying out personal GPTs during it.
JAMES WEBB STUDY THE MASSIVE BLACK HOLE SEEDSSérgio Sacani
The pathway(s) to seeding the massive black holes (MBHs) that exist at the heart of galaxies in the present and distant Universe remains an unsolved problem. Here we categorise, describe and quantitatively discuss the formation pathways of both light and heavy seeds. We emphasise that the most recent computational models suggest that rather than a bimodal-like mass spectrum between light and heavy seeds with light at one end and heavy at the other that instead a continuum exists. Light seeds being more ubiquitous and the heavier seeds becoming less and less abundant due the rarer environmental conditions required for their formation. We therefore examine the different mechanisms that give rise to different seed mass spectrums. We show how and why the mechanisms that produce the heaviest seeds are also among the rarest events in the Universe and are hence extremely unlikely to be the seeds for the vast majority of the MBH population. We quantify, within the limits of the current large uncertainties in the seeding processes, the expected number densities of the seed mass spectrum. We argue that light seeds must be at least 103 to 105 times more numerous than heavy seeds to explain the MBH population as a whole. Based on our current understanding of the seed population this makes heavy seeds (Mseed > 103 M⊙) a significantly more likely pathway given that heavy seeds have an abundance pattern than is close to and likely in excess of 10−4 compared to light seeds. Finally, we examine the current state-of-the-art in numerical calculations and recent observations and plot a path forward for near-future advances in both domains.
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PPT on Direct Seeded Rice presented at the three-day 'Training and Validation Workshop on Modules of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies in South Asia' workshop on April 22, 2024.
Candidate young stellar objects in the S-cluster: Kinematic analysis of a sub...Sérgio Sacani
Context. The observation of several L-band emission sources in the S cluster has led to a rich discussion of their nature. However, a definitive answer to the classification of the dusty objects requires an explanation for the detection of compact Doppler-shifted Brγ emission. The ionized hydrogen in combination with the observation of mid-infrared L-band continuum emission suggests that most of these sources are embedded in a dusty envelope. These embedded sources are part of the S-cluster, and their relationship to the S-stars is still under debate. To date, the question of the origin of these two populations has been vague, although all explanations favor migration processes for the individual cluster members. Aims. This work revisits the S-cluster and its dusty members orbiting the supermassive black hole SgrA* on bound Keplerian orbits from a kinematic perspective. The aim is to explore the Keplerian parameters for patterns that might imply a nonrandom distribution of the sample. Additionally, various analytical aspects are considered to address the nature of the dusty sources. Methods. Based on the photometric analysis, we estimated the individual H−K and K−L colors for the source sample and compared the results to known cluster members. The classification revealed a noticeable contrast between the S-stars and the dusty sources. To fit the flux-density distribution, we utilized the radiative transfer code HYPERION and implemented a young stellar object Class I model. We obtained the position angle from the Keplerian fit results; additionally, we analyzed the distribution of the inclinations and the longitudes of the ascending node. Results. The colors of the dusty sources suggest a stellar nature consistent with the spectral energy distribution in the near and midinfrared domains. Furthermore, the evaporation timescales of dusty and gaseous clumps in the vicinity of SgrA* are much shorter ( 2yr) than the epochs covered by the observations (≈15yr). In addition to the strong evidence for the stellar classification of the D-sources, we also find a clear disk-like pattern following the arrangements of S-stars proposed in the literature. Furthermore, we find a global intrinsic inclination for all dusty sources of 60 ± 20◦, implying a common formation process. Conclusions. The pattern of the dusty sources manifested in the distribution of the position angles, inclinations, and longitudes of the ascending node strongly suggests two different scenarios: the main-sequence stars and the dusty stellar S-cluster sources share a common formation history or migrated with a similar formation channel in the vicinity of SgrA*. Alternatively, the gravitational influence of SgrA* in combination with a massive perturber, such as a putative intermediate mass black hole in the IRS 13 cluster, forces the dusty objects and S-stars to follow a particular orbital arrangement. Key words. stars: black holes– stars: formation– Galaxy: center– galaxies: star formation
Mechanisms and Applications of Antiviral Neutralizing Antibodies - Creative B...Creative-Biolabs
Neutralizing antibodies, pivotal in immune defense, specifically bind and inhibit viral pathogens, thereby playing a crucial role in protecting against and mitigating infectious diseases. In this slide, we will introduce what antibodies and neutralizing antibodies are, the production and regulation of neutralizing antibodies, their mechanisms of action, classification and applications, as well as the challenges they face.
When I was asked to give a companion lecture in support of ‘The Philosophy of Science’ (https://shorturl.at/4pUXz) I decided not to walk through the detail of the many methodologies in order of use. Instead, I chose to employ a long standing, and ongoing, scientific development as an exemplar. And so, I chose the ever evolving story of Thermodynamics as a scientific investigation at its best.
Conducted over a period of >200 years, Thermodynamics R&D, and application, benefitted from the highest levels of professionalism, collaboration, and technical thoroughness. New layers of application, methodology, and practice were made possible by the progressive advance of technology. In turn, this has seen measurement and modelling accuracy continually improved at a micro and macro level.
Perhaps most importantly, Thermodynamics rapidly became a primary tool in the advance of applied science/engineering/technology, spanning micro-tech, to aerospace and cosmology. I can think of no better a story to illustrate the breadth of scientific methodologies and applications at their best.