CLIMATE WARS: A FICTIONAL APPROACH TO CLIMATE COMMUNICATION By Graham Clumpner A Thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Environmental Studies The Evergreen State College August, 2017 1 Copyright 2017 by Graham Clumpner. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, contact
[email protected]. 2 Abstract Climate Wars: A fictional approach to climate communication By Graham Clumpner Climate wars is a book that attempts to bridge the gap between those who speak the language of science, and those who don’t. It is a linear collection of different stories to illuminate the existing and future climate crisis. It is cited based on the most relevant research from an inter-disciplinary field study to include: Climatology, Sociology, Social Ecology. This book is intended to be accessible by readers from all backgrounds and serve as a launchpoint into climate science. It also serves as a primer for those with science backgrounds into how social movements struggle to change the world. These two communities need to talk to each other more if we seek an ecologically-just world. 3 Acknowledgements Thank you to all the MES staff who supported me and took a risk on this project. To my parents who always trusted I knew what I was doing, even if they never fully grasped the implications.