1st Edition

Challenges in Environmental Communication A Global Perspective

Edited By Bartłomiej Łódzki, Justyna Arendarska Copyright 2026
126 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers a comprehensive examination of the multifaceted roles of communication in addressing global environmental challenges. The overarching framework connecting all chapters is the belief that environmental communication is at a decisive moment, as effective communication interventions are critical for the success of global efforts to address the ecological crisis. The book... Read more

Introduction  
Bartłomiej Łódzki and Justyna Arendarska

1. Facing the Climate Change Mitigation Challenge: A Shift to Biodiversity and Global Justice Imperative  
Alberto Lanzavecchia

2. Conflictive Discourses About Climate Crises: Scientists and the Media as Discourse Shapers  
Marcelina Zuber

3. Climate Diplomacy in Chains: The Role of Communication and International Investment Agreements  
Michal Plšek

4. Activists or Criminals? How States Try to Silence Climate Defenders with Criminal Justice Systems and Derogatory Communication  
Natalia Pietruszka

5. Communication Strategies for Environmental Justice: A Feminist Approach  
Justyna Arendarska

6. 'Stand Up for Us as We Stand Up for the Earth': Sámi People Communicating About Human Rights and the Environment in Norway and Sweden  
Maja Chacińska

7. The Potential for Branding in Environmental Communication: A Case Study of Switzerland  
Magdalena Ratajczak and Marta Ryniejska-Kiełdanowicz

8. Environmental Crisis Communication in Wartime  
Bartłomiej Łódzki

Conclusion

Bartłomiej Łódzki and Justyna Arendarska

Biography

Bartłomiej Łódzki is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wroclaw, Poland. He is also the co-editor of The Covid-19 Pandemic as a Challenge for Media and Communication Studies (Routledge, 2022).

Justyna Arendarska is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wroclaw, Poland.