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Local science and media engagement on climate change

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Climate scientists can do a better job of communicating their work to local communities and reignite interest in the issue. Local media outlets provide a unique opportunity to build a platform for scientists to tell their stories and engage in a dialogue with people currently outside the 'climate bubble'.

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  1. Candice Howarth is at the Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK,

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  2. Richard Black is at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, 40 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UD, UK,

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Howarth, C., Black, R. Local science and media engagement on climate change. Nature Clim Change 5, 506–508 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2629

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