Ulrika Olausson Professor of Media and Communication Studies at Jönköping University, Sweden, has been involved in research on media representations of the environment since 2005. She has published in journals such as Public Understanding of Science, European Journal of Communication, and Environmental Communication.

Peter Berglez Professor of Media and Communication Studies at Jönköping University, Sweden, has done research on environmental communication since 2007, primarily through his development of the concept of global journalism. He has published in journals such as Media Culture & Society, Journalism Studies and Environmental Communication.

This book identifies important directions for future research on the role of the media in communicating climate change. A broad outlook is taken from the past, present and in to the future, identifying important directions for future research in the role of the media.

Introduction Media Research on Climate Change: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Heading? 1. Media Representations of Climate Change: A Meta-Analysis of the Research Field 2. Constructions of Climate Change on the Radio and in Nepalese Lay Focus Groups 3. Integrating Media Studies of Climate Change into Transdisciplinary Research: Which Direction Should We Be Heading? 4. How Grammatical Choice Shapes Media Representations of Climate (Un)certainty 5. Democratic Debate and Mediated Discourses on Climate Change: From Consensus to De/politicization 6. Media Context and Reporting Opportunities on Climate Change: 2012 versus 1988 7. Media and Climate Change: Four Long-standing Research Challenges Revisited