TY - CHAP

T1 - Public responses to climate change and low-carbon energy

AU - Whitmarsh, Lorraine

AU - Upham, Paul

PY - 2013/1/1

Y1 - 2013/1/1

N2 - This chapter sets the context for the focus on energy supply in this volume, by reviewing the empirics and theory of public perceptions of climate change and low-carbon energy. The chapter draws on and updates two highly detailed reviews by Whitmarsh et al. (2011) and Upham et al. (2009), with an additional explanation of the relationship of energy use to climate change. Climate change is the key framing rationale for the book as a whole; although alternative framings, notably energy security and economic development, feature prominently for many stakeholders; while public engagement with energy may be driven by a far broader range of motivations and influences.

AB - This chapter sets the context for the focus on energy supply in this volume, by reviewing the empirics and theory of public perceptions of climate change and low-carbon energy. The chapter draws on and updates two highly detailed reviews by Whitmarsh et al. (2011) and Upham et al. (2009), with an additional explanation of the relationship of energy use to climate change. Climate change is the key framing rationale for the book as a whole; although alternative framings, notably energy security and economic development, feature prominently for many stakeholders; while public engagement with energy may be driven by a far broader range of motivations and influences.

KW - Sustainability sciences, Communication

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84903694528&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.4324/9780203105153

DO - 10.4324/9780203105153

M3 - Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

AN - SCOPUS:84903694528

SN - 9780415502627

SP - 14

EP - 43

BT - Low-Carbon Energy Controversies

A2 - Roberts, Thomas

A2 - Upham, Paul

A2 - McLachlan, Carly

A2 - Mander, Sara

A2 - Gough, Clair

A2 - Boucher, Philip

A2 - Ghanem, Dana Abi

PB - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

ER -