Governments and the public

Information exchange between governments and the public seems to be of great importance. It has been said that if the public feel that their government is not giving them all the facts, or the facts that were given were untrue, then mistrust would form and peoples effort to reduce carbon emissions would decrease.

However, it has also been said that if individuals are subject to a constant barrage of bad news and negativity, they will become disillusioned and feel they cannot simply help, which in turn decreases their effort.

So it seems that government's most important role, besides pushing for worldwide agreements to lower carbon emissions, is to keep its public in the loop, providing information in a way that feels we can fight climate change, and win.

Negativity breeds disillusionment, Positivity breeds enlightenment