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Shifting behavior for a changing climate 2014

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Mar 9, 2014 08:00 EDT - Jul 20, 2014 11:59 EDT
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Jul 21, 2014 12:00 EDT - Aug 5, 2014 08:00 EDT
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Aug 5, 2014 08:01 EDT - Aug 16, 2014 11:59 EDT
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Aug 16, 2014 08:00 EDT - Sep 3, 2014 12:59 EDT
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Sep 3, 2014 12:00 EDT - Oct 2, 2014 12:00 EDT
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Oct 2, 2014 12:01 EDT
How can we shift perceptions, values, norms, and attitudes to inspire individuals and institutions to take action on climate change?

Climate change is a big deal. Unfortunately, the seriousness and scale of the problem can sometimes create complexity, confusion, indecision, and ultimately, inaction. Behavior is shaped to a large extent by the dominant values, social norms, and attitudes of our society, but these forces aren’t well-aligned to the long-term, often subtle impacts of climate change. To combat this global problem, we need your ideas: How do we shift public perceptions of climate change? How do we promote concrete pro-environmental norms and attitudes? How do we turn inertia into action and encourage people to live more sustainably? How do we get the public energized in solving climate change? We're looking for proposals that are fresh, innovative, and ACHIEVABLE -- ideas that are sustainable over the long term, and can be replicated in communities around the world. Click here for contest details

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6 Proposals
Jul 13, 2015
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Digitally archive individual and community climate change narratives and shape those narratives into performance pieces to change attitudes.
Aug 16, 2014
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With iCarbon, selecting the businesses and activities with the lowest CO2 emissions just got easier! Know their score and take action!
Aug 16, 2014
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Fossil fuel divestment campaigns shift public opinion, empower young organizers, and generate sociopolitical willpower for climate action.
Aug 16, 2014
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Normative is an app for ethical consumption. By scanning your purchase, Normative visualize its and your own impact on the world.
Aug 16, 2014
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FutureCoast: a fun storymaking game with voicemails leaked from climate-changed futures. They appear in our time as mysterious “chronofacts”
Aug 15, 2014
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Engaging small businesses: a sustainable route to change. Making the case that action on climate change is good for business and the planet.