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The news about climate change is often depressing. So can news about what's working to address climate change make a difference? In this study, @Tong_L132 and I show it can. #envcomm #solutionsjournalism 
Solutions journalism (@soljourno) - or reporting on credible responses to social problems - has been shown to increase audience feelings of efficacy. Here we show that perception helps drive support for collective action to adapt to climate change.
Not surprisingly, increased hope and eco-anxiety also increased support for collective climate action. But the solutions story we showed participants did not spark those emotions as we expected.
