Even though climate change is a complex challenge and has been generally accepted, cultural and social aspects influence the belief or disbelief on the matter, and how we should and should not act. This presentation focuses on the opinion-based identity of climate policy skeptics, specifically connected to the aspects of marginalization, trust and exclusion. This research suggests that identity-based values and emotions are important to recognize when understanding the complexities of climate policy skepticism.

Marthe Elden Wilhelmsen is a PhD research fellow at the University of Agder and is doing an ethnographic study of values and perceptions connected to climate policies. What are we really discussing when we talk about climate policies? Fields of interest: environment, sociology, communication, improvisation, drama pedagogical methods and being a proud owner of 25 plants.