What causes people to accept or reject the scientific consensus on climate change? While the scientific community largely agrees about the causes and impacts of climate change, public debate is often polarized, involving rhetoric that plays upon fear, distrust and intolerance. Rather than concerns about emissions or climate modeling, the divide at the heart of climate debate is the product of contrasting, deeply entrenched worldviews . Bringing together evidence from sociology, psychology, and political science, Professor Andrew J. Hoffman lays bare the opposing cultural lenses through which science is interpreted, extracts lessons on how to constructively engage debate on this topic, and discusses how to bring about understanding of the problem that effectively motivates the public to take action. Hoffman makes a powerful case for a more scientifically literate public, a more socially engaged scientific community, and a more thoughtful mode of public discourse.

Andrew Hoffman is the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and School for Environment and Sustainability. In more than a dozen books, over 100 articles and numerous speaking engagements, Hoffman has eloquently addressed the interaction of climate change, sustainability, culture and business, particularly how to shift the public discourse about climate change denial and skepticism. See, for example, his 2015 book, How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate (Stanford University Press). His most recent books are: The Engaged Scholar and Management as a Calling (both with Stanford Univ Press, 2021). Among his many honors are the Rachel Carson Book Prize (2001), the Aldo Leopold Fellowship (2011) and the American Chemical Society National Award (2016).

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