Negotiating climate change: A frame analysis of COP21 in British, American, and Chinese news media

Climate negotiations have increasingly resonated with global governance and world power relations. However, media studies of climate change have paid relatively less attention to media frames of the problem solving. This study addresses this issue by examining the media coverage of COP21 from three...

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Published in:Public understanding of science (Bristol, England) England), 2019-07, Vol.28 (5), p.519-533
Main Authors: Pan, Yeheng, Opgenhaffen, Michaël, Van Gorp, Baldwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate change
Climate studies
Foreign policy
Frame analysis
Frames
Governance
History of medicine and histology
International policy
Media coverage
Negotiations
News media
Norms
Power
Problem solving
Telecommunications policy
Values
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Summary:Climate negotiations have increasingly resonated with global governance and world power relations. However, media studies of climate change have paid relatively less attention to media frames of the problem solving. This study addresses this issue by examining the media coverage of COP21 from three countries that have considerable influence on climate politics: the United Kingdom, the United States, and China. By applying an inductive frame analysis, the study identified 10 media frames embedded in the discussions on climate negotiations. A deductive analysis further assessed the prevalence of these frames. The findings suggest that the frames were significantly influenced by the values of the established and emerging powers in the international policy area. The British and American media upheld the underlying norms that have long underpinned the existing Western-led order, while Chinese media coverage manifested a rising power in need of world recognition.
ISSN:0963-6625
1361-6609
DOI:10.1177/0963662518823969