Christel Van Eck Email & Phone Number

Utrecht, Netherlands

The Climate Helpdesk answers questions of (young) people about climate change with a panel of scientists. See more info: https://www.klimaathelpdesk.org/

At the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), I research the role of communication in polarized climate change debates. Currently, I investigate the boundaries of climate activism by scientists (NWO Veni). In addition, I also teach and supervise theses.

Together with Hans van Tuin, I co-host the podcast A Cup of Climate. In each episode we talk with guests about how we can communicate more effectively about climate change. We started this podcast to bridge science and practice on climate change communication.Spotify: bit.ly/ACupOfClimateSpotifySoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/acupofclimateiTunes / iPhone app: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:897997451/sounds.rss

I was granted funding from NWO Research Talent to conduct research on processes of polarization in the climate change blogosphere. I was supervised by Prof. dr Art Dewulf and Dr Bob Mulder and defended my PhD on 28 May 2021.

Cambridge, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Together with Dr. Sander van der Linden, I worked on a research project in which we investigated the climate change risk perceptions of audiences in the climate change blogosphere.

ClimateContact-Consultancy is run by Leo Meyer and tries to make knowledge about climate change accessible for a broader audience. I am conducting research to map out the Dutch climate debate, including interviewing key figures. http://climatecontact.nl/

Oxford, United Kingdom

During my internship I wrote my Bachelor thesis on how the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) could engage more effectively with its wider audiences. The research involved conducting interviews with leading key experts on climate change communications. Next to my research, I was responsible for other activities concerning Talking Climate. Examples of these include identifying new guest bloggers, twittering, and updating Talking Climate guides with the latest research. See more at http://talkingclimate.org/

Bangkok

In 2010 The Media Alliance launched the ‘Redraw the Line’ climate change awareness campaign on behalf of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the Asian Development Bank. The campaign was being pilot through both broadcast media and social media channels in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. In collaboration with the No Impact Project, the University No Impact Week is launched in these countries, which challenges students to live one week carbon cleanse. My tasks included engaging broadcasters to broadcast the RTL public service advertisement; writing press releases; building an online showcase ''The Best Practices of Public Service Advertising''; coordinating University No Impact Week; analyzing Redraw The Line websiteAdditionally, I conducted research on climate conscious behavior of the urbanized youth in Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The research is used to improve the Redraw The Line campaign/University No Impact Week.

Master'S Degree, Applied Communication Science, 8,5

Minor: Environmental Science & Governance Thesis: Discourse Changes in the Climate Blogosphere Between COP15 and COP21; grade 8.5.

Minors, Project Management, Research, And Communication And Media, 8

Bba, Hbo+, International Change & Project Management With A Specialization In Communication & Media, 7.8

Activities and Societies: The Editor in Chief for the daily newspaper of the Tobacco or Health Conference in Amsterdam.

Isced 3A, Economics & Society

Activities and Societies: Subjects: mathematics A, economics, history, society scienes, drama, ancient cultural education, cultural art.