[Commlist] Communicating Climate Hope Conference 2024 - Countering eco-anxiety and climate doomism in research and practice

Communicating climate hope: Countering eco-anxiety and climate doomism 
in research and practice
University of British Columbia and Tilburg University
Vancouver, BC, Canada; Tilburg, Netherlands, August 15-16, 2024
Website: https://climatehope2024.com

About the conference
As the impacts of the climate crisis rise, we are also seeing a rise in 
eco-anxiety. Although experiencing such emotions may inspire some to 
act, for many the result is doomism, and a resulting inability to act. 
Therefore, the current Climate Hope event aims to explore the vital role 
of effective communication in fostering hope and driving positive action 
in the context of climate change. The rise in eco-anxiety and doomism 
reflects a disconnect between understanding the climate crisis and 
acting to affect positive change. Communication plays a vital role in 
resolving this disconnect, aiming to understand the ways in which people 
think and talk about the problem, and to develop ways to promote 
beneficial framings and narratives that can contribute to positive, 
collective change. We see that academics across a range of disciplines 
are increasingly interested in studying climate literacy, effective 
climate communication, and positive coping mechanisms. However, for 
research to be truly impactful, it must be applied to real-life issues. 
This can be difficult for a simple reason – academics do not always talk 
to people outside the academic world, even though they are probably 
working on similar questions. Therefore, the current event aims to bring 
together scholars, communication professionals, activists, artists and 
change-makers in a two-day conference on the communication of climate hope.

Registration
Register to attend the conference in person or online at either venue 
here: https://climatehope.sites.olt.ubc.ca/home-page/registration/
There are reduced rates for students; Indigenous peoples; attendees from 
low-income and middle-income economies; and online-only attendees. Early 
bird registration fees are available through June 30. After June 30, 
registration rates will go up. Registration will close on July 31.

Venues
The Climate Hope conference has a “distributed-hybrid” design, which 
means that it will be held in-person at two local hubs: one in Europe 
(Tilburg University, the Netherlands), and one in North America 
(University of British Columbia – Vancouver, Canada). This distributed 
design allows for small group engagement and enables more sustainable 
local travel. The hybrid design enables collaboration at-a-distance, 
allowing real-time and asynchronous communication between hubs and with 
remote participants.

Invited Speakers: University of British Columbia
* Teenie Matlock, University of California Merced, USA
* Naoko Ellis and Derek Gladwin, University of British Columbia, 
Vancouver, Canada
* Ashley Fairbanks, Creative Director, 100% Campaign, Minnesota, USA

Invited Speakers: Tilburg University
* Noelle Aarts, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
* Reyer Gerlagh, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
* Jenny Pickerill, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Contact
Please email us at (contact /at/ climatehope2024.com) with any questions.
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