ABSTRACT
Rosemary Randall’s thoughtful and perceptive contribution demonstrates the kind of insight that I think is desperately needed among a wide range of professionals who communicate with the ‘the public’ about climate change. Randall challenges those like me, who are part of a community whose professional reputations are based on notions of objective technical analysis of science and economics, to recognize that the efficacy of our communication with a wider audience depends more than we currently acknowledge on an ability to recognize and understand the thoughts and feelings of people about the information we generate and convey.
