
OpinionSeptember 28, 2021
To Teach Students about Climate Change, ‘Just the Facts’ Isn’t Enough
We also need to talk about emotions and discuss pathways to action
Matthew Schneider-Mayerson is an associate professor of social sciences and humanities (Environmental Studies) at Yale-NUS College. He is the author of Peak Oil: Apocalyptic Environmentalism and Libertarian Political Culture (University of Chicago Press), editor of Eating Chilli Crab in the Anthropocene: Environmental Perspectives on Life in Singapore (Ethos Books), and co-editor of An Ecotopian Lexicon (University of Minnesota Press).

To Teach Students about Climate Change, ‘Just the Facts’ Isn’t Enough
We also need to talk about emotions and discuss pathways to action