Generative AI in Climate Change Communication and Education

Dionísia Laranjeiro, Ana I. Lillebø, Helena Vieira

2025

Abstract

Climate communication faces challenges such as scientific complexity, misinformation or lack of personal connection that make it difficult for the public to understand and act on climate change in an informed way. This study was conducted to ascertain whether Generative AI may facilitate public understanding and reduce barriers to climate communication. Questions were asked to ChatGPT, that provided clear and informative answers, synthesising key concepts, clarifying doubts and excluding misinformation. Some answers were too brief or general, requiring more information. As Generative AI depends upon open access information, academia has a key role in ensuring availability of accurate science-based and policy-relevant knowledge.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Laranjeiro D., Lillebø A. and Vieira H. (2025). Generative AI in Climate Change Communication and Education. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU; ISBN 978-989-758-746-7, SciTePress, pages 123-134. DOI: 10.5220/0013478400003932

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu25,
author={Dionísia Laranjeiro and Ana Lillebø and Helena Vieira},
title={Generative AI in Climate Change Communication and Education},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU},
year={2025},
pages={123-134},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013478400003932},
isbn={978-989-758-746-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU
TI - Generative AI in Climate Change Communication and Education
SN - 978-989-758-746-7
AU - Laranjeiro D.
AU - Lillebø A.
AU - Vieira H.
PY - 2025
SP - 123
EP - 134
DO - 10.5220/0013478400003932
PB - SciTePress