Lucy Richardson

Research Fellow, Communications and Media Studies, Faculty of Arts lucy.richardson@test.edu

Core expertise

Climate change communications

Biography

Lucy is co-editor of the Edward Elgar Research Handbook on Communicating Climate Change, and teaches Monash University's Climate Change Communication unit. Her current research focuses on understanding Australian climate change audiences and their responses to messaging.

articles

A tradesman installing solar panels on a roof

Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition

Australians want government to act on climate change, but not necessarily now, or in their neighbourhood. How can governments resolve this dilemma?

Politics and society

Speech bubbles on a blackboard, one containing lightbulbs, the other question marks, with a hand writing on the right-hand side

When it comes to science scepticism, there’s no one-size-fits-all

New research shows if we know more about what groups of people think, real science can be communicated in better ways, and more will accept the facts.

Politics and society

Federal election 2022: The rise of the climate voter

Climate change has emerged as a major election issue for voters, but still the major parties are excluding it from their campaign platforms – at their peril.

Politics and society

An AFL goal square and posts flanked by bright stadium lights

For the good of the game: AFL fans back action on climate change

Many AFL fans believe climate change will impact how the game is played, and want clubs to reduce their carbon emissions and for players to speak out.

Politics and society

Aerial shot of streets with houses and trees

With our cities getting hotter, it’s time for a radical tree change

A new research paper outlines how we can cool our urban spaces – and what will happen if we don’t.

Politics and society