Can language drive polarization in the fight against climate change?

Language around climate change, specifically on the term 'transition,' masks fundamentally different views about Canada’s energy and climate future, say researchers at the Institute for Science, Society and Policy at the University of Ottawa.

Protesters convene on the Hill for a climate rally. Research suggests that the term 'transition' may be doing more harm than good.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY Marisa Beck and Monica Gattinger

April 8, 2020

The term “transition” is widespread in Canada’s energy and climate debates. What do people mean when they say it? What do people think when they hear it? A new study by Positive Energy at the University of Ottawa revealed ...

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