Highlights•Affect and emotions are major drivers of climate change perceptions and
actions.•Positive and negative emotional communications can promote sustainable …

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that effective public health messaging is an
indispensable component of a robust pandemic response system. In this article, we review …

Behavioral science approaches to promoting sustainable action have mainly focused on
cognitive processes, whereas the role of emotions has received comparably little attention …

Many scholars have suggested that people could improve their well-being by developing
closer connections with nature and that this would also promote the sustainable behaviors …

Current research shows that emotions can motivate climate engagement and action, but
precisely how has received scant attention. We propose that strong emotional responses to …

The news media are a central source of information about climate change for most people.
Through frames, media transmit information that shape how people understand climate …

This paper explores the current role of mindfulness in sustainability science, practice, and
teaching. Based on a qualitative literature review that is complemented by an experimental …

Using a national sample, this study experimentally tests the effects of news visuals and texts
that emphasize either the causes and impacts of climate change or actions that can be taken …

Sharing personal stories of how climate change is already harming people is a promising
communication strategy to engage diverse and even skeptical audiences. Using two …

Growing globalisation and climate change are challenging the sustainability of our societies.
It is now clear that climate change and its devastating impacts cannot be resolved by new …