Climate change rules and regulations wouldn't help the cause, says U.K. prof

The worst way to affect change in our habits and to decrease the carbon footprint of the world's population would be to force rules and regulations on those who don't believe.

On Monday afternoon Prof. Christopher Rapley with University College London in England, gave a presentation with the theme 'Knowledge to Action' on the ongoing efforts to engage people.

"What we have on one side is knowledge and other side are beliefs, values, attitudes and emotions," Rapley said. "When the two sides collide, beliefs, values and emotions usually prevail."

..."People hear what they want to hear and there's (a) tendency toward denial and disavowal. The deniers are well-funded, proactive, consistent, persistent and energetic."

..."Debates are useless, they just foster competition. We need dialogue. We have to be much more savvy to change the behaviours."

Education of the younger generation is key to getting this message across, Rapley said. They need to be engaged, not hit over the head with professional opinions, he added.

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