How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate

1834 Wake Forest Road,Winston-Salem NC 27106

10 February, 2022

Description

Andrew Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise highlights successful efforts to narrow the partisan divide around climate. Why do some people deny climate change science? And how should people who care deeply about addressing climate change talk with deniers? In this keynote address, Andrew Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, addresses those questions, drawing on his recent book How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate. Hoffman synthesizes insights from sociology, psychology, and political science to explain why Americans interpret science in such divergent ways. Polarized though we are, Hoffman highlights successful efforts to narrow the partisan divide around climate. These examples offer lessons anyone can use to have more open and meaningful conversations about climate change. WFU COVID Protocols will be enforced. WFU faculty, staff, and students will be admitted with a WFU ID. Visitors must provide proof of vaccination and a booster shot if eligible, or a negative test result from the previous 48 hours. Well-fitted masks are required for all attendees. Read WFU's Updated COVID-19 protocols for the start of spring semester here. This event is sponsored by the Wake Forest University Sustainability Graduate Program, the Program for Leadership & Character, and the Center for Energy, Environement & Sustainability.